新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

midst

英  [mɪdst]
    
    PHRASE. 习语
  • in the midst of

    1正当…的时候

    If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at the moment.

    双语例句

    例:

    We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.

    我们正处于许多年以来最严重的一次经济衰退。

    2正当…时

    If something happens in the midst of an event, it happens during it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.

    埃莉诺到达时正下着暴风雪。

    3在…当中

    If someone or something is in the midst of a group of people or things, they are among them or surrounded by them.

    近义词

    amid , among

    双语例句

    例:

    Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd.

    很多人看到他这样暴露在一大群人当中,都感到很意外。

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