Midlands

英 [ˈmɪdləndz]

美 [ˈmɪdləndz]

n.  (一国的)中部，中部地区; (尤指)英格兰中部地区

Collins.2 / BNC.7715

牛津词典

noun

• （一国的）中部，中部地区；（尤指）英格兰中部地区
  the central part of a country, especially the central counties of England

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER-COLL (尤指英格兰的)中部地区
  The Midlandsis the region or area in the central part of a country, in particular the central part of England.
  1. ...an engineering company in the Midlands.
     中部地区的一家工程公司

双语例句

• West Midlands resident Stephen Buttler broke the record for the most push-ups with claps in one minute.
  西米德兰的巴特勒打破了一分钟做最多俯卧撑的纪录。
• You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the north of England.
  你可以看到英国的大部分人聚居在南部，而大多数工业城市都位于中部和北部。
• Only one in four lost wallets were returned to the West Midlands city but with the money removed.
  在位于西米德兰地区的伯明翰市，只有四分之一的钱包被归还，但其中现金已不翼而飞。
• It found that early stage entrepreneurial activity had dropped in London, south-east, south-west and east Midlands during the past 12 months.
  调查发现，过去12个月，伦敦、英国东南部地区、西南部地区以及中东部地区的初期创业活动有所下降。
• His personal holdings also feature fluorite, a striking mineral found in the Midlands and used in steelmaking.
  他的私人收藏的另一个特色是荧石，这是在英国中部地区发现的一种引人注目的矿石，可用于炼钢。
• The Black Country ( smoky industrial area in the West Midlands of England)
  黑乡（英格兰的西米德兰烟雾弥漫的工业区）。
• Former West Midlands chief constable Sir Edward Crew, who worked on the review, said: We are not looking for supermen.
  西米德兰兹郡的前任郡警察局长爱德华先生也参与了此次的调研，他表示说：我们并不是说想在警队里寻找超人。
• They're based in birmingham, but they travel all over the West midlands.
  他们的总部在伯明翰，可是他们遍游西米德兰兹。
• My speech is now closer to a Midlands accent than it used to be.
  我现在说话比过去更接近于英格兰中部地区的口音。
• So for a number of places in the Midlands and the north, the new rail link will make London farther away by travel time.
  因此对很多中部和北部地区城市，新的铁路连线以旅途时间计算反而让伦敦更遥远了。