middle age
collocation中年
Many people change careers in middle age.
许多人在中年时更换职业。
中间的；居中的
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中间的；居中的
being in the middle; at an equal distance from both ends, or in a position between the beginning and the end of a series
The middle shelf is just the right height for the books.
中间的搁板高度正好适合放这些书。
距离两端相等
equally distant from the extremes
在系列中既不在开头也不在结尾
being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series
语言或文学发展阶段的中期
of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages
She chose a seat in the middle row to get a good view.
她选了中间一排的座位，以便看得清楚。
The middle period of the writer's career is often considered her finest.
这位作家职业生涯的中期常被认为是她最好的时期。
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中年
Many people change careers in middle age.
许多人在中年时更换职业。
中东
She traveled to the Middle East last summer.
去年夏天她去了中东旅行。
中产阶级
The middle class has grown in many countries.
中产阶级在许多国家已经壮大。
中间名
His middle name is James.
他的中间名是詹姆斯。
中学
My daughter starts middle school in September.
我女儿九月份开始上中学。
排行中间的孩子
As the middle child, she often felt overlooked.
作为排行中间的孩子，她常常感到被忽视。
在偏僻的地方；远离城镇
Their car broke down in the middle of nowhere.
他们的车在荒郊野外抛锚了。
温和的；不激进的；平庸的
His political views are pretty middle of the road.
他的政治观点相当温和，不左不右。
正忙于某事
Sorry, I can't talk now—I'm in the middle of something.
抱歉，我现在不能说话——我正忙着呢。
我是个中间的孩子，你知道那种感觉。
In J. Cole's 2019 song “Middle Child,” this line describes the experience of being neither the oldest nor the youngest sibling and often feeling overlooked.
在 J. Cole 2019 年的歌曲《Middle Child》中，这句话描述了既非长子也非幼子、常常感到被忽视的处境。
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联想 middle 的前三个字母 m-i-d：字母 i 正好夹在 m 和 d 中间，就像它表达的“中间”位置。
语域：neutral 常见场景：空间位置描述、时间或序列排序、语言或文学分期 middle 作形容词时是中性常用词，通常用于日常和书面语境中表示“中间的”；在涉及语言或文学发展阶段时，也比较常见于学术叙述，如 Middle English。整体语域中立，没有明显的正式或口语限制。
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