middle-of-the-road
英 [ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈrəʊd]
美 [ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈroʊd]
adj. 不极端的; 多数人能接受的; 取中间立场的
牛津词典
adj.
- 不极端的;多数人能接受的;取中间立场的
not extreme; acceptable to most people- a middle-of-the-road newspaper
观点中立的报纸 - Their music is very middle-of-the-road.
他们的音乐很大众化。
- a middle-of-the-road newspaper
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 中间道路的;温和路线的;中间立场的
If you describe someone's opinions or policies asmiddle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither left-wing nor right-wing, and not at all extreme.- Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
一致的意见不一定就没有影响力,也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。 - ...the Archbishop, who is middle-of-the-road in politics.
政治上走中间道路的大主教
- Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
- ADJ-GRADED 普通的;一般的;平淡无奇的
If you describe something or someone asmiddle-of-the-road, you mean that they are ordinary or unexciting.- I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
我其实不想做个平庸之辈,结个婚,背上房贷。
- I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
- ADJ (流行音乐)受大众欢迎的,不标新立异的(缩略形式为MOR)
Middle-of-the-roadmusic is pop music which a large number of people like because it is pleasant and does not sound extreme or unusual. The abbreviationMORis also used.- I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
我喜欢曲调欢快而且令人振奋的大众流行音乐。
- I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
英英释义
adj
- not extreme, especially in political views
- supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
双语例句
- Her political beliefs are very middle-of-the-road.
她的政治信条是持中间立场。 - Because Equus is sold through Hyundai dealerships, a middle-of-the-road brand, dealers routinely pick up cars and deliver loaners to customers 'homes and businesses.
由于雅科仕品牌直接通过现代品牌经销商进行销售,是一个面向大众的品牌,经销商通常在提车后一并将贷款手续直接递送到买主的家中或公司。 - Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
一致的意见不一定就没有影响力,也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。 - I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
我其实不想做个平庸之辈,结个婚,背上房贷。 - They criticised boring, predictable middle-of-the-road TV broadcasts that are screened because they are safe and unlikely to offend.
他们批评电视上一味播放乏味、没有悬念和平庸的节目,仅仅因为这些节目保险,不会得罪人。 - Attendant ( in a sleeping-car or parlour-car on a train) middle-of-the-road class
(铁路之卧车或特等客车上的)服务员.(小客车等的)中等尺寸级 - Then on to Bedford where we pay thoroughly modern prices for bed and no breakfast in a middle-of-the-road hotel.
后来去贝德福得的路上我们投宿在一个途中旅店,为不带早餐的铺位支付了最现代的费用。 - Said I've lost something, said I've gone middle-of-the-road.
说我失去了些什么,说我步入了中庸。 - Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - Tourism is at middle-of-the-road levels: less than the crowds during peak periods, but more than when visitation drops off during low/ off season.
在这个时期,旅游业一般处于中间状态:游客人数少于旺季,但又多余淡季。