新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

middle-of-the-road

[ADJ]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1中立的

    If you describe someone's opinions or policies as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither left wing nor right wing, and not at all extreme.

    双语例句

    例:

    Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.

    一致的意见不一定缺乏影响力,也不一定会导致中立的政策。

    2平庸的

    If you describe something or someone as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are ordinary or unexciting.

    双语例句

    例:

    I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.

    我真的不想作一个平庸的人,成了家,还着房贷。