Word · Frequency #1360
middled
用球拍(或球棒)中部击球
middled is the past of middle.
to hit a ball with the middle part of the bat
- 1.
To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat.
用拍面中部击球
用拍面中部击球;中央;中间;中央的;中庸的
In use
He middled the ball and it flew straight over the bowler's head.
She middled every serve during the tennis practice.
If you middle the shot, the ball will go exactly where you aim.
Verb forms
base middle · third person middles · -ing middling · past middled · past participle middled
规则动词,过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- middle the ball
- 用拍面中部击球
- He middled the ball and sent it flying over the fielder's head.他用拍面中部击球,让球飞过外野手的头顶。
- middle a pitch
- 用球棒中部击中投来的球
- The batter middled the pitch and drove it into the gap.击球手用球棒中部击中投来的球,把球打进了空当。
- middle it
- 用球拍中部击中它
- She stepped forward and middled it perfectly.她上前一步,用球拍中部完美地击中了球。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in the middle of nowhere
- 在偏僻的地方;前不着村后不着店My car broke down in the middle of nowhere.我的车在前不着村后不着店的地方抛锚了。
- middle of the road
- 中间路线的;不极端的His political views are pretty middle of the road.他的政治观点相当中庸。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 middle 记成‘中间’:动手击球时,用球拍正中间(sweet spot)去打,球就飞得又稳又准。
Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:cricket、sports commentary、player conversation 这是体育用语,通常用于板球等使用球棒的运动,多出现在比赛解说或运动员口语中,正式书面语较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 middle /ˈmɪdəl/ 押韵且拼写相似的词有 riddle、fiddle、griddle、twiddle,它们都以 -ddle 结尾,读作 /dəl/。注意 little 拼写很像,但读作 /ˈlɪtəl/,其中的 t 读 /t/(美式口语中常为闪音),并不与 middle 完全押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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