midterm

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mid·term1 /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm $ -ˈtɜːrm/ noun 1. [uncountable]PG the middle period of an elected government’s time in power 〔政府任期的〕中期2. [countable] American EnglishSEC a test that students take in the middle of a semester or quarter 期中考试► see thesaurus at test

Examples from the Corpus

midterm• Alison has a history midterm next week.• Nixon was the first president to resign in midterm.mid·term2 /ˈmɪdtɜːm $ -tɜːrm/ adjective [only before noun] 1 MIDDLEin the middle of an elected government’s time in power 〔政府任期〕中期的 midterm elections 中期选举2 American English in the middle of a semester or quarter 〔学期、学季〕期中的 → half-term midterm tests 期中考试

Examples from the Corpus

midterm• The midterm elections brought huge Republican gains.• Before the midterm elections in 1994, the Republicans promised a tax cut.• Analysts say opposition parties still may question the legitimacy of the midterm elections.• midterm exams

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midterm

mid‧term¹ /ˌmɪdˈtɜːm $ -ˈtɜːrm/

noun
1. [uncountable] the middle period of an elected government’s time in power
2. [countable] American English a test that students take in the middle of a semester or quarter

THESAURUS

   ▪ test a set of questions or practical activities, which are intended to find out how much someone knows about a subject or skill: I have a chemistry test tomorrow. | Did Lauren pass her driving test?
   ▪ exam (also examination formal) an important test that you do at the end of a course of study or class or at the end of the school year: He’s upstairs, revising for an exam. | When do you get your exam results? | There’s a written examination at the end of the course.
   ▪ quiz American English a quick test that a teacher gives to a class, usually to check that students are learning the things they should be learning: We have a math quiz every Monday. | a pop quiz (=a quiz given by a teacher without any warning)
   ▪ finals British English the last exams that you take at the end of a British university course: During my finals I was revising till 3 o__clock in the morning most days.
   ▪ final American English an important test that you take at the end of a particular class in high school or college: The English final was pretty hard.
   ▪ midterm American English an important test that you take in the middle of a term, covering what you have learned in a particular class in high school or college: He did badly in the midterm.
   ▪ oral exam (also oral British English) an exam in which you answer questions by speaking, instead of writing, for example to test how good you are at speaking a foreign language: Nicky got an A in her Spanish oral. | You can either take an oral exam or do a 25 page essay.
   ▪ practical British English an exam that tests your ability to do or make things, rather than your ability to write about them: The chemistry practical is on Monday.
   ▪ mocks/mock exams British English informal tests that you take as practice before the official examinations: She did well in the mocks.
   ▪ paper British English a set of printed questions used as an examination in a particular subject, or the answers people write: The history paper was really difficult. | The papers are marked by the other teachers.

mid‧term² /ˈmɪdtɜːm $ -tɜːrm/

adjective [only before noun]
1. in the middle of an elected government’s time in power: