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midst    音标拼音: [m'ɪdst] [m'ɪst]
n. 中间,中部,中央,当中

中间,中部,中央,当中

midst
n 1: the location of something surrounded by other things; "in
the midst of the crowd" [synonym: {midst}, {thick}]

Midst \Midst\, n. [From middest, in the middest, for older in
middes, where -s is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or
still older a midde, a midden, on midden. See {Mid}, and cf.
{Amidst}.]
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1. The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used
chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst
of the forest.
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And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he
came out of him. --Luke iv. 35.
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There is nothing . . . in the midst [of the play]
which might not have been placed in the beginning.
--Dryden.
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2. Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or
beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official
duties; in the midst of secular affairs.
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Note: The expressions in our midst, in their midst, etc., are
avoided by some good writers, the forms in the midst of
us, in the midst of them, etc., being preferred.
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Syn: {Midst}, {Middle}.

Usage: Midst in present usage commonly denotes a part or
place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts
or objects (see {Amidst}); while middle is used of the
center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We
say in the midst of a thicket; in the middle of a
line, or the middle of a room; in the midst of
darkness; in the middle of the night.
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Midst \Midst\, prep.
In the midst of; amidst. --Shak.
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Midst \Midst\, adv.
In the middle. [R.] --Milton.
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  • MIDST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of MIDST is the interior or central part or point : middle How to use midst in a sentence
  • MIDST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    MIDST definition: 1 the middle of a group of people or things: 2 in the middle of an event, situation, or… Learn more
  • Midst - definition of midst by The Free Dictionary
    1 the position of anything surrounded by or among other things or parts (usu prec by the): in the midst of the crowd 2 the position of something occurring in the middle of or during a period of time, course of action, etc (usu prec by the): in the midst of the concert
  • Midst - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Midst describes something that's among, in the middle of, or surrounded by After the school talent show, your principal said he didn't know there were so many gifted singers in our midst
  • midst noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
    while something is happening or being done; while you are doing something She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things She alone remained calm in the midst of all the confusion Definition of midst noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  • midst, n. , prep. , adv. meanings, etymology and more . . .
    There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the word midst, five of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence How common is the word midst? How is the word midst pronounced? Where does the word midst come from?
  • Midst Definition Meaning - YourDictionary
    Midst definition: The middle position or part; the center
  • MIDST Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Midst definition: the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc See examples of MIDST used in a sentence
  • What does midst mean? - Definitions. net
    Midst generally refers to the middle point or part of something It can also be defined as the position of being among or surrounded by something midst, n the middle — adv in the middle — prep amidst [From the M E phrase in middle-s, in the midst, with excrescent t (cf whil-s-t) ] My pure gold streets 1 )
  • MIDST definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Football is in the midst of a massive injury crisis How do you manage to write at home in the midst of family life? Some were found abandoned or escaped in the midst of the chaos We are in the midst of doing all of the needed engineering work to enable that





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