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
- 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。 - 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。 - Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - 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 Rise and Split up of the Middle-of-the-Road Influences in time of the Post 2nd Sino-Japanese War Time
战后中间势力的崛起与分化 - His views on politics are very middle-of-the-road.
他的政治观点非常温和。 - At that era when literature had a close relationship with politics, a magazine pursuing middle-of-the-road standpoint was difficult to survive.
在那个文学与政治血肉相连的年代，一份追求中间立场的文学杂志是很难生存下来的。 - Many companies intuitively respond to strategic risk by avoiding big commitments, by following a middle-of-the-road strategy, says Raynor, which inevitably generates mediocre re-turns.
雷纳表示，许多公司凭直觉来应对战略风险避免作出重大承诺，采取中庸战略，这必然只能带来一般的回报。 - 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。 - The opposition party advocates neither total disarmament nor an increase in defence spending but a middle-of-the-road policy that would leave the situation much as it is at present.
反对党既不提倡全面裁军，也不鼓吹加强防务，而是提倡温和的政策，即保持现状。