middle-of-the-road
英 [ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈrəʊd]
美 [ˌmɪdl əv ðə ˈroʊd]
adj. 不极端的; 多数人能接受的; 取中间立场的
牛津词典
adj.
- 不极端的；多数人能接受的；取中间立场的
not extreme; acceptable to most people- a middle-of-the-road newspaper
观点中立的报纸 - Their music is very middle-of-the-road.
他们的音乐很大众化。
- a middle-of-the-road newspaper
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 中间道路的;温和路线的;中间立场的
If you describe someone's opinions or policies asmiddle-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.
一致的意见不一定就没有影响力，也不一定就会导致走中间路线的政策。 - ...the Archbishop, who is middle-of-the-road in politics.
政治上走中间道路的大主教
- Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in middle-of-the-road policies.
- ADJ-GRADED 普通的；一般的；平淡无奇的
If you describe something or someone asmiddle-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.
我其实不想做个平庸之辈，结个婚，背上房贷。
- I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
- ADJ (流行音乐)受大众欢迎的，不标新立异的（缩略形式为MOR)
Middle-of-the-roadmusic is pop music which a large number of people like because it is pleasant and does not sound extreme or unusual. The abbreviationMORis also used.- I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
我喜欢曲调欢快而且令人振奋的大众流行音乐。
- I like cheerful, uplifting middle-of-the-road pop.
英英释义
adj
- not extreme, especially in political views
- supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative
双语例句
- Because Equus is sold through Hyundai dealerships, a middle-of-the-road brand, dealers routinely pick up cars and deliver loaners to customers 'homes and businesses.
由于雅科仕品牌直接通过现代品牌经销商进行销售，是一个面向大众的品牌，经销商通常在提车后一并将贷款手续直接递送到买主的家中或公司。 - On Traditional Political Style of Canada: Middle-of-the-road Policy
加拿大传统治国方略中的中庸理念 - They criticised boring, predictable middle-of-the-road TV broadcasts that are screened because they are safe and unlikely to offend.
他们批评电视上一味播放乏味、没有悬念和平庸的节目，仅仅因为这些节目保险，不会得罪人。 - The Rise and Split up of the Middle-of-the-Road Influences in time of the Post 2nd Sino-Japanese War Time
战后中间势力的崛起与分化 - Critics say you've gone middle-of-the-road.
评论家说你已遇到了瓶颈。 - The opposition party advocates neither total disarmament nor an increase in defence spending but a middle-of-the-road policy that would leave the situation much as it is at present.
反对党既不提倡全面裁军，也不鼓吹加强防务，而是提倡温和的政策，即保持现状。 - I actually don't want to be a middle-of-the-road person, married with a mortgage.
我其实不想做个平庸之辈，结个婚，背上房贷。 - Most middle-of-the-road commentators question the effectiveness, rather than the morality, of israel's actions.
大多数中立的评论员只是质疑以色列军事行动的效率问题而非道德问题。 - Joe is adopting a middle-of-the-road approach to this proposal? He's neither opposed to it nor very much in favour of it.
乔对这一建议采取中庸之道的方法-他既不反对，也不十分赞成。 - His views on politics are very middle-of-the-road.
他的政治观点非常温和。