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Related topics: Measurement

me·di·um1 /ˈmiːdiəm/ ●●● S3 AWL adjective  1  TMMIDDLEof middle size, level, or amount 〔大小、水平或数量〕中等的；中号的 What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large? 他穿多大尺码的衬衫——小号、中号还是大号？(of) medium height/length/build She’s of medium height. 她中等身材。 hair of medium length 中等长短的头发 Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden. 用中火把洋葱炸到金黄色。 medium to large companies 大中型公司 ► Use average, not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low: students of average ability (NOT students of medium ability)当想表达某人的技能和能力不高也不低时，用 average，不用 ‘medium’: students of average ability (不说 students of medium ability) 能力一般的学生2. (also medium rare) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside 半熟的，五分熟的 → rare, well-done3. medium dry medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine 〔葡萄酒〕半干的4  medium brown/blue etc CCa colour which is neither light nor dark 中褐色/蓝色等 His jacket’s a medium brown colour. 他的夹克衫是中褐色。

Examples from the Corpus

medium• Season steaks with pepper and place on grill over medium coals.• Reduce over medium heat to a light sauce consistency.• He was of medium height, and had regular, even features of the kind which are instantly forgettable.• Even the economy beyond Leeds and Yorkshire pulled my parents and their friends and acquaintances, small to medium middle class.• A big oblong for the managing director, six medium ones for the directors, a dozen small ones for the salesmen.• What size shirt does he wear -- medium or large?• The visitors recall medium pacer Martin Howie after completing a college course and Paul Johnson also returns.• two medium potatoes, peeled and sliced• medium salsa• Blend at lowest speed 30 seconds and then beat at medium speed 3 minutes.• At medium speed, beat in eggs, one at a time, beating for two minutes after each addition.medium to large• The Mesomorph has a medium to large frame.• Dry Roast Potatoes Choose medium to large potatoes of even size.

Related topics: Communications, Arts, Physics, Technology

medium2 ●○○ AWL noun (plural media /-diə/ or mediums) [countable]  1  TCa way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etc 传播媒介〔如报纸、电视等〕 → media Advertising is a powerful medium. 广告是具有强大影响力的传播媒介。2  AWAY/METHODa way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artist 〔尤指作家或艺术家表达思想的〕方法，手段；艺术形式medium for the novel as a medium for satire 作为一种讽刺手段的小说 the visual media (=painting and films) 视觉媒介3  medium of instruction SLLa language that is used for teaching 教学媒介语言 English is still the main medium of instruction in Nigeria. 在尼日利亚英语仍然是主要的教学媒介语言。4. medium of exchange PECmoney or other ways of paying for things 交换媒介，交易媒介〔指钱或其他的支付方法〕5  technicalSUBSTANCE a substance or material in which things grow or exist 培养基 a good growing medium for tomatoes 优质的西红柿培养基6. technicalHPT a substance through which a force travels 媒质，媒介物；传导体 → magnetic media, → a happy medium at happy(8)

Examples from the Corpus

medium• Poetry is the best medium for this sort of thing, he says.• Cultivation: Undemanding as to the planting medium it will grow well in unwashed sand.• DVDs have quickly become an extremely popular medium for film viewing.• But whatever the subject, the mood was predominantly one of escape and the medium one of romance.• Either answer is partially correct, as the method of absorption varies with different concentrations of nutrients in the medium.• These models were the medium they used to communicate.• Add the sugar and increase the speed to medium for five minutes.• The transfer medium is magnetic tape.• Watercolour is taken to include gouache and bottle artists' colour as well as the traditional transparent medium.medium for• the visual media• The novel has always been an excellent medium for satire.growing medium• Cultivation: In a growing medium consisting of very little nutrients, the plant will grow producing runners and numerous plantlets.• Cultivation: The ideal growing medium for this species would contain substantial quantities of organic detritus and mud or clay.• Cultivation: This plant is not very demanding as to its growing medium, and therefore can even be grown in gravel.• Cultivation: Very indifferent as to its growing medium, it will even grow in fine gravel or unwashed sand.• Ensure the crown just protrudes above the growing medium.• But the growing medium of television broadcast something new to worry about in the 1950s.• Cultivation: Ideally the growing medium should consist of some amount of clay.

Related topics: Occult

medium3 noun (plural mediums) [countable]  ROsomeone who claims to have the power to receive messages from dead people 灵媒，巫师，通灵的人

Examples from the Corpus

medium• Poetry is the best medium for this sort of thing, he says.• But whatever the subject, the mood was predominantly one of escape and the medium one of romance.• Either answer is partially correct, as the method of absorption varies with different concentrations of nutrients in the medium.• These models were the medium they used to communicate.• The transfer medium is magnetic tape.• Watercolour is taken to include gouache and bottle artists' colour as well as the traditional transparent medium.From Longman Business Dictionarymediumme‧di‧um1 /ˈmiːdiəm/ adjective of middle size, between small and largeDisposable nappies come in small, medium and large sizes.Small and medium firms will benefit most from the new rules.mediummedium2 noun (plural mediums or media /-diə/) [countable] a way or means of communicating or tradingTelevision is still the favourite medium for advertisers.The US currency often serves as a medium for transactions in other currencies.

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me‧di‧um¹ S3 AC /ˈmiːdiəm/ adjective
1. of middle size, level, or amount:
    What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large?
    (of) medium height/length/build
    She’s of medium height.
    hair of medium length
    Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.
    medium to large companies
  ► Use average, not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low: students of average ability (NOT students of medium ability)
2. (also medium rare) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink inside ⇨ rare, well-done
3. medium dry medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine
4. medium brown/blue etc a colour which is neither light nor dark:
    His jacket’s a medium brown colour.

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medium² AC noun (plural media /-diə/ or mediums) [countable]
1. a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etc ⇨ media:
    Advertising is a powerful medium.
2. a way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artist
    medium for
    the novel as a medium for satire
    the visual media (=painting and films)
3. medium of instruction a language that is used for teaching:
    English is still the main medium of instruction in Nigeria.
4. medium of exchange money or other ways of paying for things
5. technical a substance or material in which things grow or exist:
    a good growing medium for tomatoes
6. technical a substance through which a force travels
⇨ magnetic media, ⇨ a happy medium at happy(8)

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medium³ noun (plural mediums) [countable]
someone who claims to have the power to receive messages from dead people