middling

英 [ˈmɪdlɪŋ]

美 [ˈmɪdlɪŋ]

adj.  (大小、品质、地位等)中间的，普通的，中等的

现在分词：middling　

BNC.24643 / COCA.22722

习惯用语

adj.

fair to middling
• 一般水平；不过不失
  not particularly good or bad

牛津词典

adj.

• （大小、品质、地位等）中间的，普通的，中等的
  of average size, quality, status, etc.
  1. a golfer of middling talent
     能力一般的高尔夫球手

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 中等的;普通的;不好不坏的
  If you describe a quality such as the size of something asmiddling, you mean that it is average.
  1. The Beatles enjoyed only middling success until 1963.
     直到1963年，甲壳虫乐队还只是半红不紫。
  2. ...a man of middling height.
     中等身材的男子

英英释义

noun

• any commodity of intermediate quality or size (especially when coarse particles of ground wheat are mixed with bran)

adj

• lacking exceptional quality or ability
  1. a novel of average merit
  2. only a fair performance of the sonata
  3. in fair health
  4. the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average
  5. the performance was middling at best
  Synonym:averagefairmediocre

adv

• to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
  1. pretty big
  2. pretty bad
  3. jolly decent of him
  4. the shoes are priced reasonably
  5. he is fairly clever with computers
  Synonym:reasonablymoderatelyprettyjollysomewhatfairlypassably

双语例句

• It has not been a terrific year for eBay ( eBay), but more of a middling one.
  eBay公司（eBay）今年的光景不算太糟，但更准确地说是马马虎虎。
• Effects of different NPK proportion on growth, yield and quality of Wuta-cai in middling soil fertility were studied.
  研究了在中等土壤肥力水平下不同NPK配比对乌塌菜生长及产量品、质的影响。
• Study on the Mechanism of Selective Classification, Regrinding and Flotation of Flotation Middling
  浮选中矿选择性分级再磨浮选机理研究
• She say she's only middling today.
  她说她今天身体还算好。
• The solution for series problems including middling has perfected the magnetite cationic reverse flotation process by flotation column, opening a wider prospect for the application of this process.
  而中矿等一系列问题的解决，也完善了磁铁矿浮选柱阳离子反浮选工艺，为该工艺的应用开辟了更广阔的前景。
• That shows in middling jobs and wages.
  这一点在中等技术工作和中等工资中得到了体现。
• There are a great lot of middling and high-class technician, management and stylist in our company.
  公司拥有一大批中高级技术、管理、设计人才队伍。
• So you're going to paris? How's your french? Oh, fair to middling.
  这么说你打算去巴黎了？你的法语怎样？哦，还马马虎虎吧。
• Researching on Art's Course in Middling Speciality Preschool Normal School in Pingdingshan Area of Henan Province
  河南省平顶山地区中等专业幼儿师范学校美术课程研究
• The "middling sort" bought goods and services because they wanted to follow fashions set by the rich.
  “中产阶级”购买优质商品和服务，是因为他们想追随由富人建立的消费时尚。