新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

medium

英  [ˈmiːdiəm]
    

[ADJ, ADV, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1中等的

    If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately halfway between the two.

    双语例句

    例:

    A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours.

    中等剂量会在几小时内引起严重的恶心。

    2中等程度的

    You use medium to describe something that is average in degree or amount, or approximately halfway along a scale between two extremes.

    双语例句

    例:

    Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter, and margarine.

    含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。

    ADV. 副词
  • 1中等程度地

    Medium means halfway along a scale between two extremes.

    双语例句

    例:

    Toast by stirring in a medium-hot skillet for a few minutes.

    在中温的长柄平锅里来回搅拌,烤焙几分钟。

    COMB. 复合词
  • 1(颜色)中度的

    If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately halfway between the two.

    双语例句

    例:

    Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes, and very pale skin.

    安德烈娅有着中褐色的头发、灰色的眼睛和非常苍白的皮肤。

    NOUN. 名词
  • mediums , media

    1[C 可数名词] 表现方式 , 交流手段

    A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people.

    近义词

    means

    双语例句

    例:

    In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education.

    在塞拉利昂,所有基础教育都用英语授课。

    例:

    But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.

    但是阿杜德对电影这种表达方式越来越不满意了。

    2[C 可数名词] 媒介物

    A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect.

    近义词

    material , substance

    双语例句

    例:

    Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body.

    血液是把氧气输送到身体各部分的媒介。

    例:

    Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.

    海厄特找到了一种制造这些效果的方法,那就是利用油彩这种更加持久的材料。

    3[C 可数名词] 灵媒(自称能够在死者与生者之间传递信息的人)

    A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive.

    双语例句

    例:

    Bruce Willis says he has been talking to his dead brother through a medium.

    布鲁斯·威利斯说他一直在通过一位灵媒和他死去的兄弟交谈。