middle

• 指处于两端或边缘等距的位置；居中的或介于两者之间的。

Describes something that is at an equal distance from the edges or ends of something; central or intermediate.

1. Central positionA1formal

   Located at an equal distance from the edges or ends of something.

   中间的

   • The middle shelf is the easiest to reach.
   • She sat in the middle seat of the row.
   • The middle part of the movie was the most exciting.

   同义词centralintermediatemedialmedianmidway

   反义词edgeextremeouterperipheral

2. Intermediate or averageA2formal

   Being at a point between two extremes; not high or low.

   中等的

   • He belongs to the middle class.
   • The company targets the middle market segment.
   • She is of middle height for her age.

   同义词averagecentralintermediatemeanmedianmediummidway

   反义词extreme

• 名词，指距两端、边缘或边界等距离的点、位置或部分；也可指中间部分、中央，或处于两者之间的人或事物。

A noun referring to a point, position, or part that is equidistant from the extremes, edges, or boundaries of something.

1. Central point or positionA1formal

   The point or position that is at an equal distance from the sides, edges, or ends of something.

   中间

   • She placed the vase in the middle of the table.
   • The house is located in the middle of the street.
   • He stood in the middle of the room.

   同义词centercoreheartmidpointmidstnucleus

   反义词boundaryedgeendextremityperiphery

2. Intermediate periodA2formal

   The time between the beginning and the end of an event or period.

   中间

   • They left in the middle of the movie.
   • She woke up in the middle of the night.
   • The project was abandoned in the middle of development.

   同义词interiminterludeintervalmidpoint

   反义词beginningend

3. Waist areaA2informal

   The area around the waist of a person's body.

   腰部

   • He wrapped his arm around her middle.
   • She felt a pain in her middle after eating too much.
   • The belt was too tight around his middle.

   同义词midriffmidsectionwaistwaistline

• 动词，表示把某物放在中间或中心位置，或使其居中。

A verb meaning to place something in the middle or center of something else, or to position something centrally.

1. Place in the middleB2formal

   To position something at the center or between two extremes.

   置于中间

   • She middled the vase on the table.
   • He middled the ball between the two defenders.
   • The artist middled the focal point in the painting.

   同义词centercentre

   反义词edgeflankside