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单词 midstream
释义
midstreammid‧stream /ˌmɪdˈstriːm◂/ noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Another group felt that it was inadvisable to change horses in midstream.
  • From midstream he sent her a sweet, desperate smile.
  • He took Deianira on his back and in midstream insulted her.
  • The paper claimed that most businessmen believed that it was a bad idea to change horses in midstream.
  • Why not use some of that money to get started with a low dam-and then switch horses in midstream?
  • With a shriek from her whistle, the little craft swung out into midstream and shot into the rapids under the bridge.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The employees found it difficult to adjust to changes in midstream.
1in midstream when something has started and is still happening:  They had to drop the experiment in midstream. He interrupted the official in midstream (=while the official was still speaking).2the middle part of a riverin midstream The boat had anchored in midstream.midstream adverb
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