| 词汇 | middle-of-the-road |
| 释义 | middle-of-the-road adjective uk /ˌmɪd.əl.əv.ðəˈrəʊd/ us /ˌmɪd.əl.əv.ðəˈroʊd/ used to describe a person, organization, opinion, or type of entertainment that is not extreme and is acceptable to or liked by most people: 温和路线的；多数人能接受的，为大众所喜爱的 middle-of-the-road pop music为大众所喜爱的流行音乐 They adopted a sensible, middle-of-the-road policy on defence spending.他们在国防开支上采取了理性务实的温和政策。 Compare centristadjective Plain and ordinary as it comesidiom austere austerely austerity average Joe homespun homey humble humdrum mundane sparely spartan stale starkly starkness unostentatious unostentatiously unpainted unremarkable unremarkably middle-of-the-road | American Dictionarymiddle-of-the-road adjective us/ˈmɪd·əl·əv·ðəˈroʊd/ not extreme and acceptable to or liked by most people: His views on social issues are pretty much middle-of-the-road. Examples of middle-of-the-roadmiddle-of-the-road Admittedly, this guide is biased, partial and middle-of-the-road; but then, which guide is not partial in some way? Originally of a rather sectarian character the party leadership deliberately moved into more middle-of-the-road bourgeois ground in the 1980s. Sometimes has the negative connotation of 'middle-of-the-road'. In many ways the tax on trucks, then, represents a middle-of-the-road issue, one which is neither spectacular nor obscure, neither particularly easy nor particularly difficult to decide. That is why they are amused, especially the middle-of-the-road people who do not understand these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Contrary to statements made from both ends of the spectrum, ours is actually a middle-of-the-road position. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is not only extreme public opinion, but includes a great deal of perfectly sensible, middle-of-the-road, public opinion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Up and down the country comprehensive schools can provide, and indeed are providing, more and more for what one might call the middle-of-the-road child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is impossible for the ordinary middle-of-the-road person to purchase a house at such a price. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should encourage the use of the middle-of-the-road type of car. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cite also the perspective of the majority of the country, the majority of middle-of-the-road, average, husband-and-wife families bringing up two children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find myself cast in an unfamiliar role as a middle-of-the-road moderate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a situation of such a kind, may it not well be that our plan is the wise, middle-of-the-road way? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suppose most of us to-day in the field of divorce law are middle-of-the-road men. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My noble friend describes it as a middle-of-the-road policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of middle-of-the-road These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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