复合形式：
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| in the middle adv | (in the centre) | SCSimplified Chinese 在中间 zài zhōng jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 在中間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在中心 zài zhōng jiān，zài zhōng xīn |
| | The area in the middle is called the bull's eye. |
| | 在中心的区域被称为 |
| in the middle adv | (inside) | SCSimplified Chinese 在中间 zài zhōng jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 在中間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在内部，在里面 zài nèi bù，zài lǐ miàn |
| | This pastry has custard in the middle. |
| | 这种点心的内部有奶油冻。 |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (at the centre of) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…中央 zài … zhōng yāng |
| | The Temple of Confucius is in the middle of the city. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (time period) | SCSimplified Chinese 期间 qī jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 期間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在...间 |
| | Audrey was awoken by a noise in the middle of the night. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (among) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…的中间 zài de zhōng jiān |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 处于…的中央 |
| | In the middle of the skyscrapers stood one tiny house. |
| in the middle of [sth] prep | (still involved in) | SCSimplified Chinese 还纠缠在…之中 |
| | We were in the middle of an argument when the phone rang. |
| in the middle of doing [sth] prep | (still doing) | SCSimplified Chinese 正在做 zhèng zài zuò |
| | I can't talk to you now. I'm in the middle of fixing dinner. |
| in the middle of nowhere expr | figurative (in an insignificant place) | SCSimplified Chinese 在不知名的地方 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在荒野之地 |
| | Richard lived out in the middle of nowhere. |
| lower middle class n | (income class) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层中产阶级 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中下阶级 |
| lower middle-class n as adj | (of income class) | SCSimplified Chinese 下层中产阶级的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中下阶级的 |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | SCSimplified Chinese 中年 zhōng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 中年 |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| the Middle Ages npl | (medieval period) | SCSimplified Chinese 中世纪 zhōng shì jì
TCTraditional Chinese 中世紀 |
| | Most European societies were feudal during the Middle Ages. |
| | 中世纪时，多数欧洲社会是封建制的。 |
| middle C n | (music: central note on piano) | SCSimplified Chinese 中央C zhōng yāng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中央C音 zhōng yāng，zhōng yāng yīn |
| | The music teacher played middle C so the choir could begin on key. |
| middle child n | ([sb] with older and younger siblings) (指三个孩子中) | SCSimplified Chinese 老二 |
| | Roy was the middle child; he had an older brother and a younger sister. |
| middle class n | (educated, well-off people) | SCSimplified Chinese 中产阶级的人 zhōng chǎn jiē jí de rén |
| | Their son is very rebellious and rejects the values of the middle class. |
| | 他们的儿子很叛逆，并且很抗拒中产阶级的价值观。 |
| middle class n | (between low and high income) | SCSimplified Chinese 中产阶级 zhōng chǎn jiē jí
TCTraditional Chinese 中產階級 |
| | With hard work, their family rose up from the working class to the more comfortable middle class. |
| | 通过辛勤劳作，他们家从工人阶级上升到了生活环境更为舒适的中产阶级。 |
middle class,
middle-class adj | (educated and well off) | SCSimplified Chinese 中产阶级的 zhōng chǎn jiē jí de |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | She comes from a very nice middle class family. |
| | 她出生于一个很不错的中产阶级家庭。 |
| middle distance n | (track racing distance) (竞赛等) | SCSimplified Chinese 中距离 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中长距离 |
| middle distance n | (art: space) (艺术) | SCSimplified Chinese 中景 |
| middle ear n | (middle portion of the ear) | SCSimplified Chinese 中耳 zhōng ěr |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) | SCSimplified Chinese 中东 zhōng dōng
TCTraditional Chinese 中東 |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
| | 也门是中东最贫穷的国家。 |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | SCSimplified Chinese 中东的 zhōng dōng de
TCTraditional Chinese 中東的 |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
| | 他们在争论该国的中东政策。 |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (of or from the Middle East) | SCSimplified Chinese 中东的 zhōng dōng de
TCTraditional Chinese 中東的 |
| | Middle Eastern cuisine is one of the healthiest on earth. |
Middle Eastern,
Middle-Eastern adj | (Eastern Mediterranean) | SCSimplified Chinese 中东的 zhōng dōng de
TCTraditional Chinese 中東的 |
| | Sumac is a Middle Eastern spice made from ground berries. |
| Middle English | (linguistics) | SCSimplified Chinese 中古英语 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中世纪英语 |
| middle finger n | (longest finger) | SCSimplified Chinese 中指 zhōng zhǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 中指 |
| | The middle finger is between the index finger and the ring finger. |
| | To "give someone the bird" is to extend your middle finger in an obscene gesture. |
| middle ground n | (compromise) | SCSimplified Chinese 中间道路 zhōng jiān dào lù
TCTraditional Chinese 中間道路 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 折中 zhōng jiān dào lù，zhé zhōng |
| | He wants a city break whereas I want a beach holiday, so we will have to find some middle ground. |
| middle initial n | (first letter of middle name) (中名：名和姓之间的名字) | SCSimplified Chinese 中名首字母 zhōng míng shǒu zì mǔ |
| | My brother and I have different middle initials: his full initials are MJK and mine are MSK. |
| middle management | (echelon of administration) | SCSimplified Chinese 中层管理人员 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中级管理层 |
| middle name n | (second or additional given name) (名与姓中间的名) | SCSimplified Chinese 中名 zhōng míng |
| | I never use my middle name. |
| | His first name was Michael, but everyone called him by his middle name, John. |
| | 我从不使用自己的中名。他的名是迈克尔，但是所有人都用他的中名约翰来称呼他。 |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | informal, figurative (average, mediocre) | SCSimplified Chinese 中庸的，平庸的 zhōng yōng de，píng yōng de |
| 备注: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | The band abandoned their experimental tendencies for a middle-of-the-road sound in an effort to sell more records. |
middle of the road,
middle-of-the-road adj | informal, figurative (politics: not extreme) (政治) | SCSimplified Chinese 中间路线的，中间立场的 zhōng jiān lù xiàn de，zhōng jiān lì chǎng de |
| | His politics then were very middle of the road; they became radical later. |
| middle of the road n | (centre of a street) | SCSimplified Chinese 路中央 lù zhōng yāng |
| | The child froze in the middle of the road as the car sped towards him. |
| middle passage | (part of the Atlantic) | SCSimplified Chinese 中间通道 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中央航道 |
| middle school n | US (junior high) | SCSimplified Chinese 初级中学 chū jí zhōng xué
TCTraditional Chinese 初級中學 |
| | Parental support plays a vital role in helping preteens and teens succeed in middle school. |
| | 就学龄前儿童和青少年来说，父母的支持对他们在中学取得成功起着至关重要的作用。 |
| middle school n | UK (school for ages 9-13) (面向9到13岁学生) | SCSimplified Chinese 中级学校
TCTraditional Chinese 中級學校 |
| | My 11-year-old son is at middle school. |
| | 我11岁儿子在读中学。 |
| middle term | (logic) (逻辑) | SCSimplified Chinese 中项 zhōng xiàng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中段
TCTraditional Chinese 中段 |
| middle-age spread n | (bodily change) | SCSimplified Chinese 中年发福 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中年富态 |
| middle-aged adj | (in mature adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 中年的 zhōng nián de |
| | The keenest internet shoppers are middle-aged men and women. |
| middle-class standards npl | (benchmarks of socioeconomic class) | SCSimplified Chinese 中产阶级标准 |
| Middle-earth n | (fictional place) | SCSimplified Chinese 中土世界 |
| 备注: The setting for "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings", and other works by English writer J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973). |
| middle-income adj | (middle-class) | SCSimplified Chinese 中产的，中等收入的 |
middle-size,
medium-size n as adj | (of medium dimensions) | SCSimplified Chinese 中型的 zhōng xíng de |
midsized,
middle-sized adj | (of medium dimensions) | SCSimplified Chinese 中等大小的，中型的 zhōng xíng de |
| piggy in the middle n | UK (ball game) | SCSimplified Chinese 过顶传球 |
| smack in the middle adv | informal (right in the centre) | SCSimplified Chinese 正好在中间 zhèng hǎo zài zhōng jiān |
| | The golfer's shot landed smack in the middle of the lake. |
| split [sth] down the middle v expr | figurative (divide in half) | SCSimplified Chinese 对半分 duì bàn fēn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分成两半 duì bàn fēn，fēn chéng liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分成兩半 |
| the middle of nowhere n | figurative (remote place) | SCSimplified Chinese 偏远地带 |
| the upper middle class n | (wealthy, highly-educated people) | SCSimplified Chinese 中上阶层 zhōng shàng jiē céng
TCTraditional Chinese 中上階層 |
| | Paying college tuitions nowadays can be difficult even for families in the upper middle class. |
| upper-middle-class n as adj | (wealthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 上中产阶级 |
| | Her upper-middle-class
parents sent her to the best schools. |