| 单词 | medium |
| 释义 | medium (once / 106 pages) 1n 2nadj 3n 4n 5n Think of the word medium as something in between. In clothing, we have small, medium, and large; in communications, it's what signals travel through from broadcast to receiver; and in spiritual terms, it’s a person who converses with the dead. The word medium — from the Latin adjective medius, "middle" — has several meanings that all center on the idea of being in between. From the air that carries the broadcast signal, to the person who transmits messages from the dead, to the measurement of the "doneness" of your steak, medium means something that lies between two other points, people, or levels. WORD FAMILYmedium: media, mediumly, mediums+/media: multimedia USAGE EXAMPLESLocal media outlets reported that emergency officials advised residents to stay in their homes and assess damage in the morning. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He hates but accepts the constant criticism from media and fans. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Let me start with a much-maligned sector that is near and dear to my heart: the news media. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n the surrounding environment fish require an aqueous medium Hyper environment, environs, surround, surroundings the area in which something exists or lives 2n an intervening substance through which something is achieved the dissolving medium is called a solvent Hypo|Hyper dissolvent, dissolver, dissolving agent, resolvent, solvent a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances acetone, dimethyl ketone, propanonethe simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics chlorobenzenea colorless volatile flammable liquid with an almond odor that is made from chlorine and benzene; used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and DDT and other organic compounds carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenol, phenylic acida toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally carbon tet, carbon tetrachloride, perchloromethane, tetrachloromethanea colorless nonflammable liquid used as a solvent for fats and oils; because of its toxicity its use as a cleaning fluid or fire extinguisher has declined hexanea colorless flammable liquid alkane derived from petroleum and used as a solvent menstruum(archaic) a solvent naphthaany of various volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures; used chiefly as solvents removera solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface) alcahest, alkahest, universal solventhypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists methylbenzene, toluenea colorless flammable liquid obtained from petroleum or coal tar; used as a solvent for gums and lacquers and in high-octane fuels xylene, xylola colorless flammable volatile liquid hydrocarbon used as a solvent substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists 3n (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms Syn|Hypo|Hyper culture medium agar, nutrient agar any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent blood agara culture medium containing whole blood as the nutrient food, nutrient any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue 4n (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed 2Hypo|Hyper contrast material, contrast medium a substance that is opaque to x-rays; when administered it allows a radiologist to examine the organ or tissue it fills substance the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists 1n a state that is intermediate between extremes; a middle position a happy medium Hyper state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 2adj around the middle of a scale of evaluation medium bombers Syn average, intermediate moderate being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme 3adj (meat) cooked until there is just a little pink meat inside 3Syn cooked having been prepared for eating by the application of heat 1n a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information Hypo|Hyper vehicle a medium for the expression or achievement of something papera medium for written communication celluloid, cinema, filma medium that disseminates moving pictures print mediaa medium that disseminates printed matter data-storage medium, storage mediuma medium for storing information telecom, telecommunication(often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically album, record albumone or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc silver screenthe film industry press, public pressthe print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines magnetic medium, magnetic storage, magnetic storage mediumany storage medium in which different patterns of magnetization are used to represent stored bits or bytes of information journalism, news medianewspapers and magazines collectively samizdat, underground pressa system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature telephone, telephonytransmitting speech at a distance telegraphycommunicating at a distance by electric transmission over wire wirelesstransmission by radio waves broadcastingtaking part in a radio or tv program multiplexcommunicates two or more signals over a common channel concept albuman album whose recordings are unified by some theme (instrumental or lyrical or narrative or compositional) instrumentality, instrumentation an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end 2n an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication Hypo|Hyper aether, ether a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves air, airwavemedium for radio and television broadcasting communicating, communication the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information 3n someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead he consulted several mediums Syn|Hyper sensitive, spiritualist psychic a person apparently sensitive to things beyond the natural range of perception 4n (usually plural) transmissions that are disseminated widely to the public 4Syn|Hypo|Hyper mass medium broadcast medium, broadcasting a medium that disseminates via telecommunications transmission communication by means of transmitted signals n a liquid with which pigment is mixed by a painter 5Hypo|Hyper magilp, megilp a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine liquid a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure n an occupation for which you are especially well suited Syn|Hyper metier business, job, line, line of work, occupation the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money |
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