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middle noun
⇨ middle (the middle of the lake/week) ⇨ the middle of the night ⇨ night 1the 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 night1 noun I lay awake all night. 我一夜未眠。Let's go out tomorrow night. 我们明天晚上出去吧。night ♦︎ midnight ♦︎ the early hours ♦︎ the middle of the night ♦︎ night-time ♦︎ the small hoursThese are all words for the time of darkness between one day and the next, or a part of this time. 这些词均表示夜晚或夜间的某时段，如子夜、凌晨等。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in the night / early hours / middle of the night / night-time / small hours◆at night / midnight / night-time◆until midnight / the early hours / the small hours◆(well) into the night / early hours / small hours◆the early hours / small hours of the morning■ night [uncountable, countable] the time of darkness between one day and the next, usually when people sleep 夜；夜晚◆They sleep by day and hunt by night.他们白天睡觉，夜晚捕猎。◆The accident happened on Friday night.事故发生在星期五夜里。◆Did you hear the storm last night?昨天夜里有暴风雨，你听见了吗？◆I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。◆Where did you spend the night?你是在哪儿过夜的？◆You're welcome to stay the night here.欢迎你在这里留宿。◆What is he doing calling at this time of night?他干吗这么晚了还打电话来？◆The hotel costs €65 per person per night.住这家酒店，每人每天要65欧元。OPP day ⇨ day ▸ nights adverb ◆She works nights (= at night).她上夜班。■ midnight [uncountable] 12 o'clock at night 午夜；子夜◆The ship set sail shortly after midnight.船在午夜时分起航。◆She heard the clock strike midnight.她听见钟敲子夜12点。◆The law comes into effect on the stroke of midnight (= at midnight exactly) tomorrow.这条法律于明天午夜12点整生效。OPP midday ⇨ day ■ the ˈearly hours idiom the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分◆The raid was carried out in the early hours of 25 May.突袭在5月25日凌晨展开。■ the ˌmiddle of the ˈnight phrase the time during the night when most people are asleep 半夜；深夜◆He always calls me in the middle of the night.他总是在深更半夜给我打电话。■ ˈnight-time [uncountable] the time when it is dark 夜间；黑夜；夜晚◆It was night-time, but no one was asleep.夜深了，但无人入睡。◆A night-time curfew will be imposed throughout the country.全国将强制实行夜间宵禁。OPP daytime ⇨ day NOTE 辨析 Night, the middle of the night or night-time?A night can either be seen as a completed whole, or as a period of time that is continuing; night-time is a period of time that is continuing, never a completed whole; the middle of the night is a point in time during the night. * night既可视作整夜，亦可视作夜间一段持续的时间。night-time指一段持续的时间，从来不指整夜；the middle of the night指夜间的一个时刻◆during the night / night-time夜间◆during the middle of the night ◆I lay awake all night.我一夜未眠。Use the middle of the night to emphasize that it is an unusual time for things to happen. * the middle of the night用以强调事情发生在此刻很不寻常◆Go back to bed－it's the middle of the night!回到床上去－都半夜了！ Night-time is used especially in compounds. * night-time尤用于构成复合词◆a night-time curfew / raid / visit夜间宵禁；夜袭；夜访◆night-time entertainment夜间娱乐 ■ the ˈsmall hours idiom (rather informal) the early hours 午夜刚过的一段时间；凌晨时分◆We worked well into the small hours.我们一直工作到凌晨。NOTE 辨析 The early hours or the small hours? The early hours is often used before of and a date or day and may be used in official reports or journalism. * the early hours常用在of和某一日期或一周的某日前，可用于官方报告或新闻报道中◆The robbery took place in the early hours of Monday morning.抢劫发生在星期一凌晨。 The small hours is rather informal and is not used in these contexts. It is often used to talk about sth which started in the evening and continued after midnight. * the small hours很不正式，不用于上述语境，而常用于描述始于傍晚、持续到午夜后的事。 |