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medium

adjective
 
/ˈmiːdiəm/
/ˈmiːdiəm/
[usually before noun]
(abbreviation M)
Idioms
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  1. in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc.中等的；中号的 synonym average
    • There are three sizes—small, medium and large.有三种尺寸，分别是小号、中号和大号。
    • a man of medium height/build中等身材的人
    • a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)一份适中的牛排
    • Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.用中火煮 15 分钟。
    • a medium dry white wine中度干白葡萄酒
    • Choose medium to large tomatoes.挑选个头中等到大个的西红柿。
    Extra Examples
    • He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache.他是一个中等身材的人，头发灰白，留着小胡子。
    • Put the eggs in a medium saucepan.把鸡蛋放在一个中等大小的平底锅里。
    • There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil.巴西有数百家中小企业在开发软件。
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius.
Idioms
in the long/short/medium term
  1. used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future长／短／中期内
    • Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).发生这样的情况看来可能性不大，起码短期之内应当如此。
    • In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.从长远来看，抑郁母亲的孩子更容易患儿童抑郁症。
    • In the long term, our efforts will pay off.从长远来看，我们的努力会得到回报。

medium

noun
 OPAL W
/ˈmiːdiəm/
/ˈmiːdiəm/
(plural media
/ˈmiːdiə/
/ˈmiːdiə/
, mediums)
Idioms
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  1.  
     a way of communicating information, etc. to people（传播信息的）媒介，手段，方法
    • the medium of radio/television广播／电视媒介
    • electronic/audiovisual media电子／视听媒体
    • medium of something The internet is the modern medium of communication.互联网是现代传媒。
    • medium for doing something A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across.T 恤衫可以成为一种极好的表达信息的媒介。
    The plural in this meaning is usually media. see also media, mass media
    Extra Examples
    • Radio is an important communication medium in many countries.无线电是许多国家的重要通信工具。
    • The government communicates through the medium of television.政府通过电视媒介传达信息。
    • As a political campaigner he quickly learned to exploit the new medium of radio.作为一名政治活动家，他很快学会了利用新的广播媒体。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • advertising
    • broadcast
    • communication
    • …
    preposition
    • through the medium of
    • medium for
    phrases
    • a medium of communication
    • a medium of instruction
    See full entry
  2.  
     something that is used for a particular purpose手段；工具；方法
    • medium of something English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects).用英语进行教学。
    • medium for doing something Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.视频是学习外语的一种好方法。
    Extra Examples
    • The first use of tape as a recording medium was in 1956.磁带第一次被用作记录介质是在1956年。
    • She used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate.她把自己的小说作为鼓励政治辩论的手段。
    • She experimented with the blog as a new medium for exploring issues.她尝试把微博作为探究问题的新媒介。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • advertising
    • broadcast
    • communication
    • …
    preposition
    • through the medium of
    • medium for
    phrases
    • a medium of communication
    • a medium of instruction
    See full entry
  3. (computing计算机) the material used for storing computer files, such as on magnetic tape or discs（文艺创作中使用的）材料，形式
    • Copy files to and from the device as you would with any other storage medium.像使用任何其他存储介质一样，在设备之间复制文件。
  4. the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses（文艺创作中使用的）材料，形式
    • the medium of paint/poetry/drama绘画／诗歌／戏剧的表现手法
    • Watercolour is his favourite medium.水彩画是他最喜欢的表现方式。
    see also mixed media
    Extra Examples
    • Oil paint is her preferred artistic medium.她偏爱用油画颜料表现艺术。
    • The gallery has been committed to the photographic medium for 25 years.这家美术馆 25 年来一直致力于摄影艺术。
    Topics Artc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • artistic
    • photographic
    • mixed media
    • …
    See full entry
  5. (biology生物) a substance that something exists or grows in or that it travels through介质；培养基；环境
    • The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium.细菌在糖基中生长。
  6. (plural mediums)
     a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people通灵的人；灵媒；巫师
    7. Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius.
Idioms
a/the happy medium
  1. something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something折中办法
    • She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy.她试图在让问题变得太难和太容易之间找到一个合适的平衡点。
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