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单词 middle distance
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middle distance

1. singular noun [usu into/in the N]
If you are looking into the middle distance, you are looking at a place that is neither near nor far away.
He stares detachedly into the middle distance, towards nothing in particular.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A middle-distance runner is someone who takes part in races of medium length, for example 800 metres.

middle distance in British English

a. 
(in a picture) halfway between the foreground and the horizon
b. 
(in a natural situation) halfway between the observer and the horizon
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middle distance in British English

(ˈmɪdəl ˈdɪstəns)
noun
1.  the middle distance
2.  the middle distance

middle-distance in British English

adjective
1.  athletics
relating to or denoting races of a length between the sprints and the distance events, esp the 800 metres and the 1500 metres
noun middle distance
2.  Also called: middle ground
part of a painting, esp a landscape between the foreground and far distance

middle distance in American English

1. 
the space between the foreground and the background in a picture, view, etc.
2.  Athletics
a footrace or footrace distance of moderate length, including 800 meters, 1,500 meters, a half mile, or a mile
Derived forms
middle-distance (ˈmidˌdle-distance)
adjective

Examples of 'middle distance' in a sentence
middle distance

Three of the people are staring at the same place in the middle distance.
Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005)
This five-year-old was top class over middle distances and promises to stay this extreme distance.
The Sun (2011)
It overlooked a cemetery, and I watched a funeral taking place in the middle distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There was always a middle-distance athlete that you wanted to watch.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The pair would go on to trade world records in middle-distance running.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
To do so will require this model middle-distance runner to drop back in distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But he stays in training next year and we will be looking at all the suitable middle-distance races.
The Sun (2012)
I think of myself as running a middle-distance race.
Christianity Today (2000)
These were the golden years of British middle-distance running.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But middle-distance running in Britain is tough.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My wife was a middle-distance runner; she is hugely supportive and knows the dedication it takes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
At 18 she is only just beginning as a middle-distance runner.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And the legendary middle-distance runner says the former England captain can do the same again today.
The Sun (2010)
I was great middle-distance runner but he was such a fantastic all-rounder.
The Sun (2015)
I am sure that when he stays in training as a fouryear-old middle-distance races will be hismajor targets.
The Sun (2014)
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