middle
noun uk/ˈmɪd.əl/ us/ˈmɪd.əl/
A2 [ S ]中部，中间；中央；当中
the central point, position, or part
This is my class photo - I'm the one in the middle. 这是我的全班合影——中间的那个是我。
He was standing in the middle of the road. 他正站在路中央。
The noise woke us up in the middle of the night. 半夜吵闹声吵醒了我们。
[ C usually singular ] informal腰部
waist
Those trousers look a bit tight around your middle. 你的裤子看上去腰部有点紧。
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- Is that cake cooked properly in the middle?
- The princess lived all alone in the middle of the forest.
- What do those marks in the middle of the road mean?
- The football player kicked the ball slap into the middle of the net.
- The shelf isn't straight - it sags in the middle.
Idioms
be in the middle of somethingidiom B1 正忙于
to be busy with an activity
Someone phoned when I was in the middle of bathing the baby. 我正忙着给孩子洗澡，有人打电话来了。
divide/split (something) down the middleidiom （把…）分成相等的两部分；平分
to separate, or to divide something, into two equal parts
Let's split the cost right down the middle. 我们均摊费用吧。
The family is split down the middle on this issue. 在这一问题上全家人分成了两派。
(in) the middle of nowhereidiom informal disapprovingB2 在荒无人烟之处
far away from any towns and cities and where few people live
He lives in a tiny house in the middle of nowhere. 他住在荒郊野外的一个小屋子里。
middle
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈmɪd.əl/ us/ˈmɪd.əl/
B2 中部的，中间的；中央的；当中的
in a central position
In the sequence a, b, c, d, e, the middle letter is c. 在a，b，c，d，e 这一组字母中，中间的字母是 c。
Jane sits at the middle desk, between Sue and Karen. 简坐在中间的桌子旁，在苏和卡伦之间。
C1 中等的;中级的
neither high nor low in importance, amount, or size
middle income families 中等收入家庭
a middle-sized (= average-sized) sheepdog 中等大小的牧羊犬
（在兄弟姐妹当中）排行居中的
A middle child has the same number of older brothers and sisters as younger brothers and sisters.
She's the middle child of three. 她是三个孩子中的老二。
（语言）中古的，介于古代与现代之间的
used to refer to a form of a particular language that existed between its earliest known stage and its present form
14th-century Middle English 14世纪中古英语
Middle French 中古法语
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- This course aims to prepare students for middle and senior managerial positions.
- The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper.
- For the umpteenth time, Anthony, knives and forks go in the middle drawer!
- Aim carefully at the target and try to hit the middle circle.
- Ours is the middle house at the end - the one with the green door.
Idiom
follow/steer/take the middle course/way/pathidiom 走中间路线；采取折中的办法；取中庸之道
to act in a way that is not extreme and that you consider will cause least harm
Most parents steer a middle course between strict discipline and letting their kids run wild. 大多数父母采取折中的方法教育子女，对他们管束既不特别严格，也不放任自流。