middle
noun
adj
ˈmɪdl noun
1
CENTRE PART
中部
the part that is nearest the centre of something, and furthest from the sides, edges, top, bottom etc 中间，中央，中部，当中
[+ of ]
We rowed out towards the middle of the lake.
我们朝湖中央划去。
in the middle (of sth)
Jo was standing in the middle of the room.
乔站在屋子的中央。
Those are my two brothers, and that’s me in the middle.
那是我的两个兄弟，中间的是我。
The meat was burnt on the outside and raw in the middle.
肉外边烧焦了，里面是生的。
a huge hole right in the middle of the lawn
草坪正中的一个大窟窿
through the middle (of sth)
The new road will go right through the middle of the wood.
新路将正好从树林中间穿过。
down the middle (of sth)
Draw a line down the middle of the page.
在这页纸的中间画一条竖线。
2
TIME/EVENT
时间/事件
the part of an event or period of time that is between the beginning and the end 〔事件或一段时间的〕中间部分
[+ of ]
events which took place around the middle of the last century
发生在上个世纪中叶的事件
in the middle (of sth)
I’m going to stay with some friends in the middle of May.
我 5 月中旬将和几个朋友住在一起。
He gets killed in the middle of the film.
在影片的中间部分他被杀死了。
the middle of the night/day
I got a phone call from her in the middle of the night!
我半夜接到了她打来的电话！
the middle of the week/month/year etc
Everything should be sorted out by the middle of next year.
到明年年中应该一切都解决了。
3
SCALE/RANGE
程度/范围
the level or position that is between two extreme positions, for example between the best and the worst 中等，中游
There are plenty of small houses for sale, and quite a lot of very large ones, but very little in the middle.
在售的小房子很多，也有许多很大的房子，但是不大不小的很少。
[+ of ]
In tests, I always seem to finish around the middle of the class.
测验的时候，我好像总是考个中等左右。
4
BODY
身体
the part of your body around your waist and stomach 腰部，腹部 C usually singular 一般用单数
sb’s middle
He was holding a towel around his middle.
他拿着一块毛巾围在腰间。
5
be in the middle of (doing) sth
to be busy doing something 正忙于（做）某事
Can I call you back – I’m in the middle of a meeting.
我过一会儿给你回电话好吗 — 我正在开会。
I was in the middle of sorting some papers when the phone rang.
我正在整理一些文件，电话铃响了。
6
in the middle of sth
if you are in the middle of something, it is happening to you or around you 在进行某事; 处于某事过程中
At that time Britain was in the middle of a recession.
那时英国正处于经济衰退时期。
The company is in the middle of a takeover battle.
公司正在打一场兼并战。
7
in the middle of nowhere
a long way from the nearest big town 在偏远之地; 在茫茫蛮荒中
They live miles away, in the middle of nowhere.
他们住得很远，一个非常偏远的地方。
8
divide/split sth down the middle
to divide something into equal halves or groups 平分某事物
We put all the money together and then split it down the middle.
我们把所有的钱都放在一起，然后再平分。
The voters are split down the middle on this issue.
选民在这一问题上支持和反对各半。
adj
9
CENTRE
中央
nearest the centre and furthest from the edge, top, end etc 居中的，中央的，中间的
driving in the middle lane of the motorway
沿着高速公路的中间车道行驶
the middle drawer of the filing cabinet
档案柜中间的抽屉
10
TIME/EVENT
时间/事件
half of the way through an event or period of time 〔事件或时间段〕中间部分的
They spent the middle part of their vacation in Florida.
假期的中间一段他们是在佛罗里达州度过的。
the middle part of the day
一天的中午时分
11
SCALE/RANGE
程度/范围
between two extreme levels or positions, for example between the best and worst, the biggest and smallest etc 中等的; 中级的
a car in the middle price range
一辆中等价位的汽车
the middle ranks of the army
中级军衔
a middle-income family
中等收入家庭
12
in your middle twenties/thirties etc
about 25, 35 etc years old 25/35岁等左右
13
middle brother/child/daughter etc
the brother etc who is between the oldest and the youngest 排行中间的兄弟/孩子/女儿等
14
middle course/way etc
a way of dealing with something that is between two opposite and often extreme ways 中庸之道，中间路线
[+ between ]
The party is seeking to find a middle way between extreme right-wing and left-wing policies.
那个政党正在寻找一个介于极右翼政策和极左翼政策之间的中间路线。
I try to steer a middle course between keeping control of the project and giving responsibility to others.
我在努力寻找一个平衡点，既要控制这个项目，又要把责任放手给别人。
15
Middle English/French etc
an old form of English, French etc, used in the Middle Ages (=between 1100 and 1500 AD) 中古英语/法语等〔使用于公元 1100 至 1500 年间〕