英 [m?d] 美 [m?d]
adj. 中間的；居中的；（用於復合詞中）中
prep. 在…中間；中天
adv. 在船身中部
n. 年中，學年中期
1.She's in her mid-thirties.
她三十五六歲了。
2. The bird caught the insects in mid-air.
鳥在半空中捕捉了昆蟲。
3. the mid-point of the decade
十年過半的時候
4. The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop.
老鷹在半空中盤旋，準備俯沖。
5. They should be given more opportunities for mid-career studies.
他們應當有更多的脫產進修的機會。
形容詞 adj.
1.中間的,居中的, 中央的,中部的
Quills were the chief writing implement from the 6th century AD until the advent of steel pens in the mid 19th century.
從公元6世紀到19世紀中期鋼筆出現以前,羽毛筆是主要的書寫工具。
2.(用於復合詞中)中,中間的
The affair led to a mid-term Cabinet reshuffle (= when the prime minister/president changes some of the people in the Cabinet).
這次事件引發了內閣中途改組。
The air-conditioning quit on us in mid-July.
空調居然在七月中旬撇下我們。
The first grapes are harvested in mid- August.
第壹茬葡萄通常在8 月中旬收獲。
介詞 prep.
1.在…中間
2.中天
副詞 adv.
1.在船身中部
名詞 n.
1.年中,學年中期