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? - On Traditional Political Style of Canada: Middle-of-the-road Policy
加拿大传统治国方略中的中庸理念 - 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 - 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。 - Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - Joe is adopting a middle-of-the-road approach to this proposal? He's neither opposed to it nor very much in favour of it.
乔对这一建议采取中庸之道的方法-他既不反对,也不十分赞成。 - His views on politics are very middle-of-the-road.
他的政治观点非常温和。 - It has all along been our practice to divide people into the left, the middle and the right, or in other words, progressive, middle-of-the-road and backward; this is nothing new, only some people have a short memory.
我们从来就是把人群分为左、中、右,或叫进步、中间、落后,不自今日始,一些人健忘罢了。 - The party tries to stick to middle-of-the-road policies.
该党试图坚持温和路线的政策。 - 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。