a.[B]
- 中部的,中間的
They sat in the
middle row.
他們坐在中間一排。
- 中等的,中級的
He was a man of
middle height.
他是中等個子。
- (大寫)中古的
n.[C]
- 中部,中途;中央[the S]
I was in the
middle of my work when he called.
他打電話來的時候,我正在忙。
It is already the
middle of summer.
現在已是仲夏了。
- 【口】(人體的)腰部
vt.
- 把……放在中間;把……對摺
vi.
- 放在中間;對摺
片語
in the middle of
- 在……當中
She came
in the middle of the day.
她在中午的時候來了。
knock sb. into the middle of next week
- 把某人打得不省人事
His father often
knocked him into the middle of next week.
他父親以前常常揍他揍得很慘。
辨析
adj.
- at an equal distance from the extremities of something; central.
▸(of a member of a group or series) placed so as to have the same number of members on each side:
he was in his middle forties.
▸intermediate in rank, quality, or ability.
- Grammar denoting a voice of verbs in some languages, such as Greek, which expresses reciprocal or reflexive action.
n.
- a middle point or position.
- informal a person's waist and stomach.
- Grammar a middle form or voice of a verb.
v.
(in cricket, tennis, etc.) strike (the ball) with the middle of the bat, racket, or club.
Phrase
- in the middle of
in the process of.
Etymology
OE middel, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to mid1.