midst
noun /mɪdst/
/mɪdst/
[singular] used after a preposition- the middle part of something
中部；中间 - in the midst of something Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city.
市中心有这样的美景真是出乎意料。 - The house is set in the midst of large gardens.
房子坐落在大花园的中央。 - from the midst of something She appeared from the midst of the crowd.
她从人群中出现。
词源late Middle English: from in middes ‘in the middle’. - in the midst of something Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city.
Idioms
in their/our/its/your midst
- (formal) among or with them/us/it/you
在（他们、我们、你们）中间；和…一起 - There is a traitor in our midst.
我们中间有个叛徒。
- There is a traitor in our midst.
in the midst of (doing) something
- while something is happening or being done; while you are doing something
当某事发生时；在某人做某事时 - a country in the midst of a recession
处于衰退中的国家 - She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things.
她在整理父亲的东西时发现了它。 - She alone remained calm in the midst of all the confusion.
在所有的混乱中，只有她保持冷静。
- a country in the midst of a recession