| 词组 | middle |
| 释义 | middle ◊ 'middle' The middle of a two-dimensional shape or area is the part that is furthest from its sides, edges, or boundaries. In the middle of the lawn was a great cedar tree. Foster was standing in the middle of the room. ◊ 'centre' Centre is used in a similar way, but it usually refers to a more precise point or position. For example, in mathematics you talk about the centre of a circle, not the 'middle'. ...the centre of the cyclone. ◊ 'center' In American English, this word is spelled center. At the center of the monument was a photograph. ◊ other meanings of 'middle' The middle of a road or river is the part that is furthest from its sides or banks. ...white lines painted along the middle of the highway. We managed to pull on to a sandbank in the middle of the river. You do not talk about the 'centre' of a road or river. The middle of an event or period of time is a period which is halfway between its beginning and its end. We landed at Canton in the middle of a torrential storm. ...the middle of December. You do not talk about the 'centre' of an event or period of time. |
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