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
- Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - His views on politics are very middle-of-the-road.
他的政治观点非常温和。 - Nominal cases will take a middle-of-the-road approach and will be consistent with most acceptable/ believable ROI case studies.
一般情况将采取折中的方式，并将与多数可接受/可信的ROI案例分析保持一致。 - Then on to Bedford where we pay thoroughly modern prices for bed and no breakfast in a middle-of-the-road hotel.
后来去贝德福得的路上我们投宿在一个途中旅店，为不带早餐的铺位支付了最现代的费用。