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