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
- Is there an alternative somewhere between a successful but risky strategy and a middle-of-the-road strategy?
在成功但具风险的战略与中庸战略之间,有没有一种中间战略呢? - The centre is the name for moderate, middle-of-the-road parties and politics, scorned by the doctrinaire and idealist.
中间派是用于指温和的,走中间道路的党派和政治,他们受到教条主义者和唯心主义者的藐视。 - We always arrive at a middle-of-the-road decision. Our ultimate arrival at a compromise.
我们总是采取折衷的决定。我们最终得到折衷的(方法) - The party tries to stick to middle-of-the-road policies.
该党试图坚持温和路线的政策。 - Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - 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。 - In Hong Kong's main tourist districts, Louis Vuitton and Gucci boutiques have crowded out middle-of-the-road retailers to cater to the big spenders.
在香港的主要旅游地区、路易威登和古奇专卖店挤掉了道路中的零售商以迎合那些挥金如土的人。 - At that time, China Democratic League was dissolved, so the middle way declared bankruptcy. The foundation of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang and the opening of China Democratic League 1 seriously 3 in plenary meeting represents that the middle-of-the-road parties abandoned The Third Way.
当时,民盟被解散,中间路线宣告破产,民革的成立和民盟一届三中全会的召开,标志着中间党派抛弃了第三条道路。 - Most middle-of-the-road commentators question the effectiveness, rather than the morality, of israel's actions.
大多数中立的评论员只是质疑以色列军事行动的效率问题而非道德问题。 - Her political beliefs are very middle-of-the-road.
她的政治信条是持中间立场。