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the middle phrase
⇨ middlethe middle noun the middle ♦︎ centreThese are both words for the part of sth that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides. 这两个词均表示中间、中央、中心。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the middle / centre of sth◆in the middle / centre■ the middle [singular] the part of sth that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of sth 中间；中部；中央；中心◆a lake with an island in the middle中央有一个小岛的湖◆This chicken isn't cooked in the middle.这鸡肉还没有熟透。◆His picture was right / bang (= exactly) in the middle of the front page.他的照片就登在头版正中央。◆I should have finished by the middle of the week.我本该在这周过半的时候就完成。◆I like a story with a beginning, a middle and an end.我喜欢有头有尾、有中间发展的故事。◆When they quarrel, I am often caught in the middle.他们争吵时，我常常夹在中间左右为难。OPP edge , end , side ⇨ edge noun ▸ middle adjective ◆Pens are kept in the middle drawer.钢笔放在中间那个抽屉里。◆She's the middle child of three.她在三个孩子中排行老二。◆He was very successful in his middle forties.他在四十五六岁时事业很成功。◆the middle-income groups in society社会上中等收入的群体■ centre (BrE) (NAmE center) [countable] the middle point or part of an area or thing 中心点；正中；中央◆the centre of a circle圆心◆There was a long table in the centre of the room.房间中央有一张长桌。◆chocolates with soft centres软心巧克力糖▸ central adjective ◆Central London / America伦敦中心区；中美洲◆the central area of the brain大脑中枢◆The apartment is very central－just five minutes from Princes Street.这套公寓位于市中心，去王子街只需五分钟。◆The offices are in a central location.那些办公楼处于中心位置。NOTE 辨析 The middle or the centre? Centre usually describes the middle part of an area, although it can also describe the inside part of a thing. The middle can be used to talk about an area or thing, or a period of time or situation. * centre通常指地域的中心，但亦可指某物的内部。the middle可指地域或某物的中心、一段时间或某种情况的中间阶段◆I should have finished by the centre of the week. ◆When they quarrel, I am often caught in the centre. The centre of an area may be a more precise point than the middle: the centre of a circle is the point in the exact middle; the middle of a circle is usually a larger area inside it. Central describes a place or area within a bigger place or object. Middle as an adjective is used more to describe objects or people than places, especially when there is an equal number of people or objects on either side. 与the middle相比，centre所指的地域的中心可能是更为精确的一点：the centre of a circle指位于正中央的那一点，the middle of a circle通常指圆内的中心区域，范围比the centre of a circle大。central用以形容较大区域内的一块或较大物体内的一处。middle用作形容词时较多描述物体或人，而非区域，尤用于两边的人或物体的数量相等的情况◆the central shopping district中心购物区◆the middle shopping district ◆our middle son (= we have three sons altogether) 我们三个儿子中的老二◆our central son |