medium

adjective

/ˈmiːdiəm/

[usually before noun]

(abbreviation M)

Idioms

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in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc. synonym average
- There are three sizes—small, medium and large.
- a man of medium height/build
- a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much)
- Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes.
- a medium dry white wine
- Choose medium to large tomatoes.
Extra Examples
- He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache.
- Put the eggs in a medium saucepan.
- There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil.
Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius.

Idioms

in the long/short/medium term

used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future
- Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).
- In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression.
- In the long term, our efforts will pay off.

medium

noun

OPAL W

/ˈmiːdiəm/

(plural media

/ˈmiːdiə/

, mediums)

Idioms

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a way of communicating information, etc. to people
- the medium of radio/television
- electronic/audiovisual media
- medium of something The internet is the modern medium of communication.
- medium for doing something A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across.
The plural in this meaning is usually media. see also media, mass media
Extra Examples
- Radio is an important communication medium in many countries.
- The government communicates through the medium of television.
- As a political campaigner he quickly learned to exploit the new medium of radio.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- advertising
- broadcast
- communication
- …
preposition
- through the medium of
- medium for
phrases
- a medium of communication
- a medium of instruction
See full entry
something that is used for a particular purpose
- medium of something English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects).
- medium for doing something Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language.
Extra Examples
- The first use of tape as a recording medium was in 1956.
- She used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate.
- She experimented with the blog as a new medium for exploring issues.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- advertising
- broadcast
- communication
- …
preposition
- through the medium of
- medium for
phrases
- a medium of communication
- a medium of instruction
See full entry
(computing) the material used for storing computer files, such as on magnetic tape or discs
- Copy files to and from the device as you would with any other storage medium.
the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses
- the medium of paint/poetry/drama
- Watercolour is his favourite medium.
see also mixed media
Extra Examples
- Oil paint is her preferred artistic medium.
- The gallery has been committed to the photographic medium for 25 years.
Topics Artc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- artistic
- photographic
- mixed media
- …
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(biology) a substance that something exists or grows in or that it travels through
- The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium.
(plural mediums)
a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people

Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius.

Idioms

a/the happy medium

something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something
- She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy.

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单词	medium
释义	medium adjective /ˈmiːdiəm/ /ˈmiːdiəm/ [usually before noun] (abbreviation M) Idioms jump to other results in the middle between a larger and smaller size, amount, length, temperature, etc. synonym average There are three sizes—small, medium and large. a man of medium height/build a medium steak (= one cooked quite well but not too much) Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. a medium dry white wine Choose medium to large tomatoes. Extra Examples He is a man of medium build, with receding grey hair and a moustache. Put the eggs in a medium saucepan. There are hundreds of small and medium enterprises developing software in Brazil. Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius. Idioms in the long/short/medium term used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time). In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression. In the long term, our efforts will pay off. medium noun OPAL W /ˈmiːdiəm/ /ˈmiːdiəm/ (plural media /ˈmiːdiə/ /ˈmiːdiə/ , mediums) Idioms jump to other results a way of communicating information, etc. to people the medium of radio/television electronic/audiovisual media medium of something The internet is the modern medium of communication. medium for doing something A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. The plural in this meaning is usually media. see also media, mass media Extra Examples Radio is an important communication medium in many countries. The government communicates through the medium of television. As a political campaigner he quickly learned to exploit the new medium of radio. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective advertising broadcast communication … preposition through the medium of medium for phrases a medium of communication a medium of instruction See full entry something that is used for a particular purpose medium of something English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects). medium for doing something Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language. Extra Examples The first use of tape as a recording medium was in 1956. She used her novels as a medium for encouraging political debate. She experimented with the blog as a new medium for exploring issues. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective advertising broadcast communication … preposition through the medium of medium for phrases a medium of communication a medium of instruction See full entry (computing) the material used for storing computer files, such as on magnetic tape or discs Copy files to and from the device as you would with any other storage medium. the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses the medium of paint/poetry/drama Watercolour is his favourite medium. see also mixed media Extra Examples Oil paint is her preferred artistic medium. The gallery has been committed to the photographic medium for 25 years. Topics Artc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective artistic photographic mixed media … See full entry (biology) a substance that something exists or grows in or that it travels through The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium. (plural mediums) a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people Word Originlate 16th cent. (originally denoting something intermediate in nature or degree): from Latin, literally ‘middle’, neuter of medius. Idioms a/the happy medium something that is in the middle between two choices or two ways of doing something She tried to strike a happy medium between making the questions too hard and making them too easy. More Like This Easily-confused plural/singular formsEasily-confused plural/singular forms bacteria/bacterium criteria/criterion data/datum media/medium phenomena/phenomenon strata/stratum
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