The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings 4 and 5. The form mediums is the plural for meaning 6. 义项4和义项5的复数形式为 mediums 或 media。义项6的复数形式是 mediums。
- ADJ 中等的;中间的;中号的
If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately half way between the two.
- A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours...
中等剂量几小时之内会引发严重的恶心。 - He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.
他中等身材,金发碧眼。
- ADJ 中间的;平均的
You use medium to describe something which is average in degree or amount, or approximately half way along a scale between two extremes.
- Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.
含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。 - ...a sweetish, medium-strength beer.
中度甜啤酒 - Medium is also an adverb.
- Cook under a medium-hot grill.
在热度适中的烤架下烹制。
- COMB in COLOUR (颜色)不深不浅的,适中的
If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately half way between the two.
- Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin...
安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。 - When violet is added to the medium blue a particularly striking, warm coloration is created.
在中蓝色中加入蓝紫色就形成了一种格外鲜艳夺目的暖色。
- N-COUNT (表现)方式;(交流)手段
A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people.
- In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education...
在塞拉利昂,基础教育阶段全部用英语授课。 - But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.
但是阿尔托对电影这种表现方式越来越不满。
- N-COUNT 媒介;介质;媒介物
A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect.
- Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body...
血液是将氧气输送到人体各个部位的媒介。 - Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.
海厄特已经找到产生这些特性的方法,那就是利用油彩这种更加持久的材料。
- (自称能够在死者与生者之间传递信息的)巫师,灵媒
A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive.
- See also: media
- PHRASE 中庸之道;折中办法
If you strike or find a happy medium between two extreme and opposite courses of action, you find a sensible way of behaving that is somewhere between the two extremes.
- I still aim to strike a happy medium between producing football that's worth watching and getting results...
我仍致力于打造这样一种球风——既具观赏性,又能得分,两全其美。 - It's very difficult to strike a happy medium and make it right for everybody.
找到皆大欢喜的折中办法颇有难度。