MIDDLE1 the middle2 in the middleRELATED WORDSbetween two or more people or things 介于两个或两个以上的人或物之间BETWEENsee alsoEDGESIDEEND1 the middle 中间middle /ˈmɪdl/ [singular noun]the part of something, such as a space or area, a piece of writing, or a period of time, which is half way between one side and the other, or halfway between the beginning and the end 中间，中部，当中 ‘Did you enjoy the movie?’ ‘It was OK but I got a little bored towards the middle.’ “你喜欢这部电影吗？”“还可以，只是看到中间时我觉得有一点不耐烦。”middle of Gary rowed out towards the middle of the lake. 加里朝着湖心划去。 It was the middle of summer. 正是仲夏时节。 Going through the middle of Tokyo in the rush hour can be a nightmare. 在交通高峰时通过东京市中心可能犹如一场噩梦。centreBritish/centerAmerican /ˈsentəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular]the middle of a space, area, or object, especially the exact middle 〔空间、地区或物体的〕正中间，中心 The flower has white petals, and is deep pink at the centre. 这种花长着白色花瓣，中心是深紫色的。 I love chocolates with soft centers. 我爱吃软夹心巧克力。the centre of something Draw a line through the center of the circle. 通过圆心画一条线。at the centre/in the centre (of something)exactly in the middle of something 在〔某物的〕中心 A bomb has exploded in the crowded business district in the centre of the old city. 一颗炸弹在旧城区中心拥挤的商业区爆炸了。right in the centreexactly in the centre 在正中 The women all wore a red dot right in the centre of their foreheads. 那些妇女的额头正中都画着一粒红点。the heart of /ðə ˈhɑːʳt ɒv/ [noun phrase]the middle of an area, town, or city 的中心；…的中间地区 The hotel is located in the heart of Moscow. 这家旅馆位于莫斯科市中心。 a quiet village in the heart of the English countryside 英国郊外中心地区的一座宁静的小村庄core /kɔːʳ/ [countable noun]the central part of a large object such as a very large rock or the Earth 〔巨大物体的〕核心，中心 The Earth has a solid inner core 2500 km in diameter. 地球有个实心内核，其直径有2,500公里。 Only the core of the volcano remained. 只有火山的中心部分保存了下来。2 in the middle 在中间in the middle /ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl/ [adverb] At the back there was a small garden with a fishpond in the middle. 后面有个小花园，花园中央有个鱼池。 I was never at the top of my class. I was somewhere in the middle, I suppose. 我从没有在班里名列前茅，估计是在中游位置。in the middle of Lizzie woke up in the middle of the night with a toothache. 莉齐半夜里被牙痛弄醒了。 At the time, the country was in the middle of an economic recession. 当时这个国家正处于经济衰退中。middle /ˈmɪdl/ [adjective only before noun]the middle drawer/shelf/finger etcthe one in the middle 中间的抽屉/中间的架子/中指等 You'll find the scissors in the middle drawer of my desk. 你可以在我课桌的中间那格抽屉里找到剪刀。 Jane was wearing a gold ring on her middle finger. 简的中指上戴着一枚金戒指。 There were three children in my family, and I was the middle one. 我家共有三个子女，我是中间的一个。central /ˈsentrəl/ [adjective only before noun]in the middle of an area, country, or town 在中心部分的〔指地区、国家或城镇的中心〕 The houses face onto a central courtyard. 这些房子都面朝一个中心庭院。 the tropical rainforest in central Africa 中非的热带雨林 central London 伦敦市中心区centreBritish/centerAmerican /ˈsentəʳ/ [adjective only before noun]centre door/panel/page etcthe door etc that is in the middle with others on either side 中间的门/板子/页等 On the center panel of the screen there is a painting of a Greek goddess. 围屏中间那一块是一幅希腊的女神图。 There's usually a picture of some glamorous girl on the centre page. 通常在中间页上都有一幅美女的图片。at/in the centreBritish/at/in the centerAmerican /æt, ɪn ðə ˈsentəʳ/ [adverb]exactly in the middle of something 在正中心 It was a huge room with a high ceiling and an oak table in the centre. 那是个很大的房间，屋顶很高，中央放着一张橡木桌子。at/in the centre of At the center of the atom is the nucleus. 在原子的中心是原子核。 The city of Turin stands at the centre of the Piedmontese plain. 都灵市位于皮埃蒙特平原的中心地带。halfway /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ǁˌhæf-/ [adverb/adjective]at the middle point between two places or of a period of time or event 〔距离或时间段中〕在中间〔的〕；在中途〔的〕halfway across/between/down/up etc Our car broke down halfway across the bridge. 我们的车在桥中间抛了锚。 We were halfway down the mountain when it started snowing. 我们下山到半途中，天开始下雪了。 Joe was pretty unhappy and left the college halfway through the year. 乔很不开心，在学年中段离开了大学。the halfway markthe middle point of something 中点 The Scots opened up a 29-17 lead, and at the halfway mark they were still in front. 苏格兰人开场后以29比17领先，到半场时他们仍然领先。mid- /mɪd-/ [prefix]in or near the middle of a period of time 〔一段时间的〕中间，中期 The house was built in the mid-18th century. 这幢房子是18世纪中期建造的。 As the value of the US dollar fell in the mid-1980s, so did the value of UK reserves. 20世纪80年代中期随着美元币值的下跌，英国的货币储备价值也随之下跌。 Let's meet again mid-week. 我们周中再见面吧。midway /ˌmɪdˈweɪ◂ǁˈmɪdweɪ/ [adverb]at the middle point of a distance, a period of time, or a set of numbers 〔距离、时间段或一组数字中〕在中点midway between/through The islands lie in the Indian Ocean midway between Madagascar and Tanzania. 这些岛屿位于马达加斯加和坦桑尼亚中间的印度洋上。 United took the lead midway through the first half. 曼联队上半场比赛进行至一半时领先。 At a guess, I'd say he was midway between 50 and 60. 我估计他年龄是55岁左右。midpoint /ˈmɪdpɔɪnt/ [countable noun]the point that is an equal distance from either end of a process or scale 中点 The Redskins and the Giants were the leaders as the midpoint in the season drew near. 红皮队和巨人队在赛季进行到将近一半时占据领先位置。midpoint of By the midpoint of the twentieth century, the economy had begun to improve. 到了20世纪中叶，经济开始好转。