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middle

noun
 OPAL S
/ˈmɪdl/
/ˈmɪdl/
Idioms
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  1.  
    the middle
    [singular] the part of something that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of something中间；中部；中央；中心
    • in the middle a lake with an island in the middle中央有一个小岛的湖
    • This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.这只鸡还没有熟透。
    • in the middle of something Her car was stuck in the middle of the road.她的车被堵在路中间。
    • The phone rang in the middle of the night.半夜里响起了电话铃声。
    • You can’t leave in the middle of the meeting!你不能在会议中途离开！
    • His picture was right/bang (= exactly) in the middle of the front page.他的照片就登在头版的正中央。
    • I have a pain in the middle of my back.我背部中间疼。
    • Low temperatures in the middle of winter can kill some trees.隆冬的低温会杀死一些树木。
    • down the middle Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle.拿出一张纸，在中间画一条线。
    • by the middle of something I should have finished by the middle of the week.我在这周过半的时候应该就能完成。
    • I like a story with a beginning, a middle and an end.我喜欢有头有尾、有中间发展的故事。
    see also monkey in the middle, piggy in the middle
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    • He was standing in the middle of the room.他站在屋子的中间。
    • I was born in the middle of the war.我出生在战争中期。
    • It hit him bang in the middle of his forehead.它击中了他的前额中央。
    • Let's wait until the middle of April.我们等到四月中旬吧。
    • They stood in the middle of the field.他们站在田野中央。
    • We moved to the middle of London.我们搬到了伦敦市中心。
  2. [countable, usually singular] (informal) a person’s waist腰部
    • He grabbed her around the middle.他拦腰抱住她。
    • I’ve put on weight around the middle.我中间的体重增加了。
    • The work features a stuffed goat with a rubber tyre around its middle.这幅作品的特点是一只填充山羊，中间有一个橡胶轮胎。
    see also middle-of-the-road
    3. Word OriginOld English middel, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch middel and German Mittel.
Idioms
be/get caught in the middle
  1. to be involved in an argument or fight between two other people or groups忙于做
    • When they quarrel, I am often caught in the middle.他们争吵时，我常常夹在中间左右为难。
be in the middle of something/of doing something
  1. to be busy doing something忙于做
    • They were in the middle of dinner when I called.我打电话的时候，他们正在吃饭。
    • I'm in the middle of writing a difficult letter.我正在写一封很难写的信。
the middle of nowhere
  1. (informal) a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc.偏远的地方
    • She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.她住在一个偏远的小农场。
split/divide (something) down the middle
  1. to divide something into two equal parts; to divide into two equal parts平分；分为相等的两半
    • The country was split down the middle over the strike (= half supported it, half did not).国内支持和反对罢工的人势均力敌。
    • Divide the cake down the middle.把蛋糕分成两半。
    • It would seem the community has divided down the middle, with some favouring expansion and some dead set against it.这个社区似乎已经分裂成了两派，一派支持扩张，一派坚决反对扩张。

middle

adjective
 
/ˈmɪdl/
/ˈmɪdl/
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  1. in a position in the middle of an object, group of objects, people, etc.; between the beginning and the end of something中间的；中央的；居中的；正中的
    • Pens are kept in the middle drawer.钢笔在中间那个抽屉里。
    • She's the middle child of three.三个孩子，她是老二。
    • He was very successful in his middle forties.他在四十五六岁时很成功。
    • a middle-sized room中等大小的房间
    • the middle-income groups in society社会中等收入阶层
    • The film's middle section was rather dull.这部电影的中间部分相当乏味。
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMiddle is used with these nouns:
    • age
    • bracket
    • childhood
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English middel, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch middel and German Mittel.
Idioms
(steer, take, etc.) a middle course | (find, etc.) a/the middle way
  1. (to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions（走）中间道路；（取）中庸之道；（采取）折中办法

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