| 单词 | medium |
| 释义 | medium (miːdiəm ) Word forms: mediums , media language note: The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings [sense 4] and , [sense 5]. The form mediums is the plural for meaning [sense 6]. 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately half way between the two. A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours. He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1 You use medium to describe something which is average in degree or amount, or approximately half way along a scale between two extremes. Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine. ...a sweetish, medium-strength beer. Synonyms: average, mean, middle, middling Medium is also an adverb. Cook under a medium-hot grill. 3. adjective If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately half way between the two. Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin. When violet is added to the medium blue a particularly striking, warm coloration is created. 4. countable noun A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people. In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education. [+ of] But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium. Synonyms: means, way, form, channel 5. countable noun A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect. Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body. Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint. Synonyms: environment, setting, conditions, influences 6. countable noun A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive. 7. See also media 8. happy medium phrase If you strike or find a happy medium between two extreme and opposite courses of action, you find a sensible way of behaving that is somewhere between the two extremes. I aim to strike a happy medium between playing entertaining football and getting results. It's very difficult to strike a happy medium and make it right for everybody. Quotations: The medium is the messageUnderstanding Media Collocations: medium of photography He was inspired by the nature around him, as well as the journals and postcards that he delivered on his rounds, depicting far-flung countries through the new medium of photography. Times, Sunday Times Although he began his career half a century ago, he has never stopped analyzing and experimenting with the medium of photography. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Throughout his career his work has used the medium of photography and photo-collage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employing primarily the medium of photography, he manipulates his negatives and reworks his prints with paints, inks, toners and dyes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was one of the first to use the then new medium of photography to bring greater realism to his paintings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company ran ads in newspapers and on the fledgling medium of radio and also enlisted its employees in sales drives. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was criticised for the conservatism of the final selection as well as the unsuitability of the idea for the non-visual medium of radio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The new medium of radio was employed by the candidates, leading to the election being dubbed the radio election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are 14 short scenes, each preceded by a narrated announcement, in keeping with the medium of radio (to be excluded if fully staged). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company states the radio advertisements are the longest-running continuous campaign in the history of the medium of radio. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He began directing in theatre and in the 1950s he moved over to the emerging medium of television. Times, Sunday Times It was fanned by a press that was fast escaping from the constraints of deference and the new mass medium of television. Times, Sunday Times Her most significant appearances in the postwar years were in the new medium of television. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And they admitted that more may follow, possibly even on ye olde, steamdriven medium of television, depending on how these 'webisodes' go down. Times, Sunday Times It was at this point that he became fascinated by the potential of the new medium of television. Times, Sunday Times Owners must, of course, transfer some music or other digital material onto their preferred storage medium before setting off. Times, Sunday Times What if rather than squeezing as much energy storage inside the car as you can, the car itself was the storage medium? Times,Sunday Times Digital sound files can be stored on any computer storage medium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Photographic film or the magnetic storage medium inside floppy disks can be used as inexpensive visible-light filters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Applications can view this as a network attached storage medium. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 中间的, 交流媒介 Japanese: 中くらいの between extremes, 媒体 |
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