middling
英 ['mɪd(ə)lɪŋ]
美['mɪdlɪŋ]
- n. 中级品
- adj. 中等的；第二流的
- adv. 中等
- v. 把…放在中间（middle的ing形式）
中文词源
middling 中间的
来自middle,中间的，-ing,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- middling (adj.)
- 1540s, from Scottish mydlyn (mid-15c.), from middle + suffix -ing. Used to designate the second of three grades of goods. As an adverb by 1719.
双语例句
- 1. The Beatles enjoyed only middling success until 1963.
- 直到1963年，甲壳虫乐队还只是半红不紫。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. a golfer of middling talent
- 能力一般的高尔夫球手
来自《权威词典》
- 3. The dinner was middling.
- 饭菜还过得去.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. Her hair was short and of a middling brown colour.
- 她一头短发,呈淡棕色.
来自辞典例句
- 5. There were some " middling - great " New Hampshire men in the early days of the republic.
- 共和国初期新罕布什尔倒是出现过一些 “ 中不溜的伟大 ” 人物.
来自辞典例句