medium
adj
noun
noun
ˈmiːdiəm adj
1
average
of middle size, level, or amount hair of medium length Use , not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or activity is neither high nor low. 当你想说某人的技术水平或活动能力不高也不低时，要用 average，而不用 medium
What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large?
他穿多大的衬衫 — 小号，中号还是大号？
(of) medium height/length/build
She’s of medium height.
她中等身材。
Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.
用中火把洋葱炸到金黄色。
medium to large companies
大中型公司
Her standard is average (NOT 不说 Her standard is medium) .
她的水平一般。
2
medium rare
also 又作 meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside 半熟的，五分熟的;
3
medium dry
medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine 〔葡萄酒〕中度干白的
4
medium brown/blue etc
a colour which is neither light nor dark 中褐色/蓝色等
His jacket’s a medium brown colour.
他的夹克衫是中褐色。
-diə noun
5 a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etc 传播媒介〔如报纸、电视等〕;
Advertising is a powerful medium.
广告是具有强大影响力的传播媒介。
6 a way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artist 〔尤指作家或艺术家表达思想的〕方法，手段; 艺术形式
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the novel as a medium for satire
作为一种讽刺手段的小说
the visual media (=painting and films)
视觉媒介
7
medium of instruction
a language that is used for teaching 教学媒介语言
English is still the main medium of instruction in Nigeria.
在尼日利亚英语仍然是主要的教学媒介语言。
8
medium of exchange
money or other ways of paying for things 交换媒介，交易媒介〔指钱或其他的支付方法〕
9 a substance or material in which things grow or exist [术语] 培养基 technical
a good growing medium for tomatoes
优质的西红柿培养基
10 a substance through which a force travels [术语] 媒质，媒介物; 传导体 technical
noun
11 someone who claims to have the power to receive messages from dead people 灵媒，巫师，通灵的人