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| 单词 | middle-of-the-road |
| 释义 | middle-of-the-road1. adjective If you describe someone's opinions or policies as middle-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. ...the Archbishop, who is middle-of-the-road in politics. Synonyms: moderate, non-radical, non-extreme, non-reactionary More Synonyms of middle-of-the-road 2. adjective If you describe something or someone as middle-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. Synonyms: ordinary, average, typical, normal More Synonyms of middle-of-the-road 3. adjective Middle-of-the-road music is pop music which a large number of people like because it is pleasant and does not sound extreme or unusual. The abbreviation MOR is also used. I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop. middle-of-the-road in British Englishadjective 1. not extreme, esp in political views; moderate 2. of, denoting, or relating to popular music having a wide general appeal Derived forms middle-of-the-roader (ˈmiddle-of-the-ˈroader) noun middle-of-the-road in American English (ˈmɪdələvðəˈroʊd) US adjective avoiding extremes, esp. of the political left and right; uncommitted to either liberalism or conservatism middle-of-the-roadpolitically neither very left-wing nor very right-wing He is a moderate, middle-of-the-road person who understands both sides of the discussion. very ordinary, rather than unusual, exciting, or extreme These are, for the most part, ordinary middle-of-the-road people who want the usualthings out of life. More idioms containing |
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