medium
adjective /ˈmiːdiəm/
/ˈmiːdiəm/
[usually before noun] (abbreviation M)
Idioms - in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc.
中等的；中号的 - There are three sizes—small, medium and large.
有三种尺寸，分别是小号、中号和大号。 - a man of medium height/build
中等身材的人 - a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)
一份适中的牛排 - Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
用中火煮 15 分钟。 - a medium dry white wine
中度干白葡萄酒 - Choose medium to large tomatoes.
挑选个头中等到大个的西红柿。
- He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache.
他是一个中等身材的人，头发灰白，留着小胡子。 - Put the eggs in a medium saucepan.
把鸡蛋放在一个中等大小的平底锅里。 - There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil.
巴西有数百家中小企业在开发软件。
词源late 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius. - There are three sizes—small, medium and large.
Idioms
in the long/short/medium term
- used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future
长／短／中期内 - Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).
发生这样的情况看来可能性不大，起码短期之内应当如此。 - In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.
从长远来看，抑郁母亲的孩子更容易患儿童抑郁症。 - In the long term, our efforts will pay off.
从长远来看，我们的努力会得到回报。
- Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).