a.[B]
- 中部的,中间的
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They sat in the
middle row.
他们坐在中间一排。
- 中等的,中级的
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He was a man of
middle height.
他是中等个子。
- (大写)中古的
n.[C]
- 中部,中途;中央[the S]
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I was in the
middle of my work when he called.
他打电话来的时候,我正在忙。
It is already the
middle of summer.
现在已是仲夏了。
- 【口】(人体的)腰部
vt.
- 把……放在中间;把……对折
vi.
- 放在中间;对折
短语
in the middle of
- 在……当中
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She came
in the middle of the day.
她在中午的时候来了。
knock sb. into the middle of next week
- 把某人打得不省人事
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His father often
knocked him into the middle of next week.
他父亲以前常常揍他揍得很惨。
辨析
adj.
- at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.
▸(of a member of a group or series) placed so as to have the same number of members on each side:
he was in his middle forties.
▸intermediate in rank, quality, or ability.
- Grammar denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
n.
- a middle point or position.
- informal a person's waist and stomach.
- Grammar a middle form or voice of a verb.
v.
(in cricket, tennis, etc.) strike (the ball) with the middle of the bat, racket, or club.
Phrase
- in the middle of
in the process of.
Etymology
OE middel, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to mid1.