middle-of-the-road

adj.

1. 不极端的；多数人能接受的；取中间立场的
   not extreme; acceptable to most people
   1. a middle-of-the-road newspaper
      观点中立的报纸
   2. Their music is very middle-of-the-road.
      他们的音乐很大众化。

1. ADJ-GRADED 中间道路的;温和路线的;中间立场的
   If you describe someone's opinions or policies as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither left-wing nor right-wing, and not at all extreme.
   1. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
      一致的意见不一定就没有影响力，也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。
   2. ...the Archbishop, who is middle-of-the-road in politics.
      政治上走中间道路的大主教
2. ADJ-GRADED 普通的；一般的；平淡无奇的
   If you describe something or someone as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are ordinary or unexciting.
   1. I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
      我其实不想做个平庸之辈，结个婚，背上房贷。
3. ADJ (流行音乐)受大众欢迎的，不标新立异的（缩略形式为MOR)
   Middle-of-the-road music is pop music which a large number of people like because it is pleasant and does not sound extreme or unusual. The abbreviation MOR is also used.
   1. I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
      我喜欢曲调欢快而且令人振奋的大众流行音乐。

1. Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
   一致的意见不一定就没有影响力，也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。
2. I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
   我其实不想做个平庸之辈，结个婚，背上房贷。
3. I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
   我喜欢曲调欢快而且令人振奋的大众流行音乐。
4. Because Equus is sold through Hyundai dealerships, a middle-of-the-road brand, dealers routinely pick up cars and deliver loaners to customers 'homes and businesses.
   由于雅科仕品牌直接通过现代品牌经销商进行销售，是一个面向大众的品牌，经销商通常在提车后一并将贷款手续直接递送到买主的家中或公司。
5. In Hong Kong's main tourist districts, Louis Vuitton and Gucci boutiques have crowded out middle-of-the-road retailers to cater to the big spenders.
   在香港的主要旅游地区、路易威登和古奇专卖店挤掉了道路中的零售商以迎合那些挥金如土的人。
6. Nominal cases will take a middle-of-the-road approach and will be consistent with most acceptable/ believable ROI case studies.
   一般情况将采取折中的方式，并将与多数可接受/可信的ROI案例分析保持一致。
7. Attendant ( in a sleeping-car or parlour-car on a train) middle-of-the-road class
   （铁路之卧车或特等客车上的）服务员.（小客车等的）中等尺寸级
8. We always arrive at a middle-of-the-road decision. Our ultimate arrival at a compromise.
   我们总是采取折衷的决定。我们最终得到折衷的（方法）
9. The party tries to stick to middle-of-the-road policies.
   该党试图坚持温和路线的政策。
10. Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
    评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。
11. Her political beliefs are very middle-of-the-road.
    她的政治信条是持中间立场。
12. Said I've lost something, said I've gone middle-of-the-road.
    说我失去了些什么，说我步入了中庸。
13. Tourism is at middle-of-the-road levels: less than the crowds during peak periods, but more than when visitation drops off during low/ off season.
    在这个时期，旅游业一般处于中间状态：游客人数少于旺季，但又多余淡季。
14. Joe is adopting a middle-of-the-road approach to this proposal? He's neither opposed to it nor very much in favour of it.
    乔对这一建议采取中庸之道的方法-他既不反对，也不十分赞成。
15. Is there an alternative somewhere between a successful but risky strategy and a middle-of-the-road strategy?
    在成功但具风险的战略与中庸战略之间，有没有一种中间战略呢？
16. They criticised boring, predictable middle-of-the-road TV broadcasts that are screened because they are safe and unlikely to offend.
    他们批评电视上一味播放乏味、没有悬念和平庸的节目，仅仅因为这些节目保险，不会得罪人。
17. The centre is the name for moderate, middle-of-the-road parties and politics, scorned by the doctrinaire and idealist.
    中间派是用于指温和的，走中间道路的党派和政治，他们受到教条主义者和唯心主义者的藐视。
18. His views on politics are very middle-of-the-road.
    他的政治观点非常温和。
19. Most middle-of-the-road commentators question the effectiveness, rather than the morality, of israel's actions.
    大多数中立的评论员只是质疑以色列军事行动的效率问题而非道德问题。
20. It has all along been our practice to divide people into the left, the middle and the right, or in other words, progressive, middle-of-the-road and backward; this is nothing new, only some people have a short memory.
    我们从来就是把人群分为左、中、右，或叫进步、中间、落后，不自今日始，一些人健忘罢了。
21. The opposition party advocates neither total disarmament nor an increase in defence spending but a middle-of-the-road policy that would leave the situation much as it is at present.
    反对党既不提倡全面裁军，也不鼓吹加强防务，而是提倡温和的政策，即保持现状。
22. Many companies intuitively respond to strategic risk by avoiding big commitments, by following a middle-of-the-road strategy, says Raynor, which inevitably generates mediocre re-turns.
    雷纳表示，许多公司凭直觉来应对战略风险避免作出重大承诺，采取中庸战略，这必然只能带来一般的回报。
23. Then on to Bedford where we pay thoroughly modern prices for bed and no breakfast in a middle-of-the-road hotel.
    后来去贝德福得的路上我们投宿在一个途中旅店，为不带早餐的铺位支付了最现代的费用。
24. At that era when literature had a close relationship with politics, a magazine pursuing middle-of-the-road standpoint was difficult to survive.
    在那个文学与政治血肉相连的年代，一份追求中间立场的文学杂志是很难生存下来的。
25. On Traditional Political Style of Canada: Middle-of-the-road Policy
    加拿大传统治国方略中的中庸理念
26. The Rise and Split up of the Middle-of-the-Road Influences in time of the Post 2nd Sino-Japanese War Time
    战后中间势力的崛起与分化
27. At that time, China Democratic League was dissolved, so the middle way declared bankruptcy. The foundation of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and the opening of China Democratic League 1 seriously 3 in plenary meeting represents that the middle-of-the-road parties abandoned The Third Way.
    当时，民盟被解散，中间路线宣告破产，民革的成立和民盟一届三中全会的召开，标志着中间党派抛弃了第三条道路。

adj

1. not extreme, especially in political views

2. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative

   Synonym:    centrist