middle

noun

1. 中间；中部；中央；中心
   the part of sth 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 sth
   1. a lake with an island in the middle
      中央有一个小岛的湖
   2. He was standing in the middle of the room.
      他站在屋子的中间。
   3. The phone rang in the middle of the night.
      半夜里响起了电话铃声。
   4. This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.
      这只鸡还没有熟透。
   5. 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。
   6. Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle .
      拿出一张纸，在中间画一条线。
   7. 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。
2. 腰部
   a person's waist
   1. He grabbed her around the middle.
      他拦腰抱住她。

adj.

1. 中间的；中央的；居中的；正中的
   in a position in the middle of an object, group of objects, people, etc. between the beginning and the end of sth
   1. Pens are kept in the middle drawer.
      钢笔在中间那个抽屉里。
   2. She's the middle child of three.
      三个孩子，她是老二。
   3. He was very successful in his middle forties.
      他在四十五六岁时很成功。
   4. a middle-sized room
      中等大小的房间
   5. the middle-income groups in society
      社会中等收入阶层

1. 霍华德站在房间中央，小口抿着一杯咖啡。 → see: Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee...
2. ADJ 当中的;正中的
   The middle object in a row of objects is the one that has an equal number of objects on each side.
   1. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
      制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
   2. ...the middle finger of her left hand.
      她左手的中指
3. N-COUNT 腹部;腰部
   Your middle is the part of your body around your stomach.
   1. At age fifty-three, he now has a few extra pounds around his middle...
      53岁的他腰间长了几磅赘肉。
   2. The cook's apron covered her middle.
      厨用围裙裹着她的腰部。
4. N-SING (某件事或某段时间的)中期
   The middle of an event or period of time is the part that comes after the first part and before the last part.
   1. I woke up in the middle of the night and could hear a tapping on the window...
      我半夜里醒来，听见有敲窗户的声音。
   2. It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy...
      现在是11月中旬，天气寒冷而且经常有雾。
   3. By the middle of 1979, Jimmy Carter was in serious political trouble...
      1979年中期，吉米·卡特陷入了严重的政治困境。
   4. She was born in the middle of a rain storm.
      她出生在一场暴风雨中。
   5. Middle is also an adjective.
      
   6. The month began and ended quite dry, but the middle fortnight saw nearly 100mm of rain fall nationwide.
      本月月初和月末颇为干燥， 不过中旬的两周全国有将近100毫米的降水。
5. ADJ （年龄）中间的
   If someone is in their middle thirties, for example, they are aged somewhere approximately between thirty-four and thirty-six.
   1. She knew he was in his middle fifties, although he looked much younger...
      尽管他看上去年轻得多，她知道他在55岁左右。
   2. I went on competing till I was in my middle forties.
      我继续参赛，直到45岁左右。
6. ADJ (兄弟姐妹中)年龄居中的，排行居中的
   The middle child in a family has equal numbers of younger and older brothers and sisters.
   1. His middle son died in a drowning accident five years back.
      他排行居中的那个儿子5年前意外溺水身亡。
7. ADJ 折中的;中庸之道的;不走极端的
   The middle course or way is a moderate course of action that lies between two opposite and extreme courses.
   1. He favoured a middle course between free enterprise and state intervention...
      他更倾向于在自由经营与国家干预之间走一条中庸之道。
   2. The Mayor of Jerusalem has tried to minimise conflict by maintaining a middle way between the various religions.
      耶路撒冷市市长对各宗教采取折中的态度，力图使冲突最小化。
8. PHRASE 平均（分配）;把…一分为二
   If you divide or split something down the middle, you divide or split it into two equal halves or groups.
   1. They agreed to split the bill down the middle...
      他们同意均摊费用。
   2. If the conservatives are not removed, then the party will almost certainly split down the middle.
      如果不除掉保守势力，那么这个党几乎肯定会分裂成两派。
9. PHRASE 正忙于
   If you are in the middle of doing something, you are busy doing it.
   1. It's a bit hectic. I'm in the middle of cooking for nine people...
      我正忙着为9个人做饭呢，有点儿忙不过来。
   2. He was always in the middle of a business transaction.
      他总是忙着做生意。

1. The glass cover for this is cleverly jointed in the middle.
   这件东西的玻璃罩子在中间用活动接头巧妙地连接了起来。
2. Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee
   霍华德站在房间中央，小口抿着一杯咖啡。
3. Hyde accelerated away from the kerb, swerving out into the middle of the street
   海德加速驶离路边，突然向街道中央一个急转弯。
4. I was in the middle of the back row
   我在后排的中间。
5. Make sure the roast potatoes aren't raw in the middle.
   要确保这些烤土豆不夹生。
6. The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
   制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
7. The cook's apron covered her middle.
   厨用围裙裹着她的腰部。
8. I woke up in the middle of the night and could hear a tapping on the window
   我半夜里醒来，听见有敲窗户的声音。
9. It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy
   现在是11月中旬，天气寒冷而且经常有雾。
10. By the middle of 1979, Jimmy Carter was in serious political trouble
    1979年中期，吉米·卡特陷入了严重的政治困境。
11. She was born in the middle of a rain storm.
    她出生在一场暴风雨中。
12. He favoured a middle course between free enterprise and state intervention
    他更倾向于在自由经营与国家干预之间走一条中庸之道。
13. The Mayor of Jerusalem has tried to minimise conflict by maintaining a middle way between the various religions.
    耶路撒冷市市长对各宗教采取折中的态度，力图使冲突最小化。
14. They agreed to split the bill down the middle
    他们同意均摊费用。
15. If the conservatives are not removed, then the party will almost certainly split down the middle.
    如果不除掉保守势力，那么这个党几乎肯定会分裂成两派。
16. It's a bit hectic. I'm in the middle of cooking for nine people
    我正忙着为9个人做饭呢，有点儿忙不过来。
17. He was always in the middle of a business transaction.
    他总是忙着做生意。
18. The President may have secured some support from the middle classes.
    总统可能已经得到了一些中产阶级的支持。
19. They recall the good buddies they used to have in middle school.
    他们想起了过去上中学时的好伙伴。
20. The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
    中东是世界上最为重要的一个产油地。
21. At the middle of this year the government staged a huge military parade.
    今年年中，政府举行了一次盛大的阅兵活动。
22. In nearly all these issues the British steered a middle course.
    英国人几乎在所有这些问题上都选择了中间路线。
23. There are two middle schools in this little town.
    这个小镇上有两所中学。
24. A new middle school has been set up in the village.
    村里新办了一所中学。
25. He has been to middle school.
    他念过中学。
26. Religion had an intimate association with alchemy during the Middle Ages.
    在中世纪，宗教和炼金术密切相联。

  centre core heart middle midst【导航词义：中心，中央】

  centre n. 中心，集中点

〔辨析〕指空间、地域或物体的中心点，也可指学术、商业等活动的中心。

  core n. 核心

〔辨析〕指某物体的中心部分或某事物最重要的部分。

  heart n. 中心

〔辨析〕指事物最重要的部分；也可指方位上的中心，作此义解时可与 centre 换用。

  middle n. 中间，中央，中部

〔辨析〕指空间、时间或事件的中间部分。

  midst n. 〈正式〉中间

〔辨析〕指位于某地的中部或者处于一群人、一堆物品中间，也可指在某事的进行过程中。

n.

be in the middle of sth/of doing sth

• 忙于做
  to be busy doing sth
  1. They were in the middle of dinner when I called.
     我打电话的时候，他们正在吃饭呢。
  2. 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

• 偏远的地方
  a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc.
  1. She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.
     她住在一个偏远的小农场。

split/divide sth down the middle

• 平分；分为相等的两半
  to divide sth into two equal parts
  1. 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。

adj.

(steer, take, etc.) a middle course

(find, etc.) a/the middle way

• （走）中间道路；（取）中庸之道；（采取）折中办法
  (to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions