1. | [ubn] 中等的；中号的in the middle between two sizes, amounts, lengths, temperatures, etc. |
a medium-size car/business/town 中型汽车╱企业；中等城镇 | |
a man of medium height/build 中等身材的人 | |
There are three sizes─small, medium and large. 有三种尺寸 — 小号、中号和大号。 | |
Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. 用中火煮 15 分钟。 | |
a medium dry white wine 中度干白葡萄酒 | |
Choose medium to large tomatoes. 挑选个头中等到大个的西红柿。 |
1. | （传播信息的）媒介，手段，方法a way of communicating information, etc. to people |
the medium of radio/television 广播╱电视媒介 | |
electronic/audio-visual media 电子╱视听媒体 | |
Television is the modern medium of communication . 电视是现代传媒。 | |
A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. T 恤衫可以成为一种极好的表达信息的媒介。 |
2. | 手段；工具；方法something that is used for a particular purpose |
English is the medium of instruction(= the language used to teach other subjects) . 用英语进行教学。 | |
Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language. 视频是学习外语的一种好方法。 |
3. | （文艺创作中使用的）材料，形式the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses |
the medium of paint/poetry/drama 绘画╱诗歌╱戏剧的表现手法 | |
Watercolour is his favourite medium. 水彩画是他最喜欢的表现方式。 |
4. | 介质；培养基；环境a substance that sth exists or grows in or that it travels through |
The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium. 细菌在糖基中生长。 |
5. | 通灵的人；灵媒；巫师a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people |
