英语词汇“midstream”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

midstream

(mɪdstriːm ) also mid-stream

1. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN]

Someone or something that is in midstream is in the middle of a river, where the current is strongest.

Their boat had capsized in midstream.

Midstream is also an adverb.

Some of them got caught midstream by the tide.

2. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN]

If someone who has been doing something such as talking stops or pauses in midstream, they stop doing it, often before continuing.

I was cut off in midstream.

Midstream is also an adverb.

The most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream.

Idioms:

change horses in midstream

to stop using one system and start using another one, or to stop supporting one person and start supporting someone else.

I think we were very wise not to change horses in midstream.

单词	midstream
释义	midstream (mɪdstriːm ) also mid-stream 1. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN] Someone or something that is in midstream is in the middle of a river, where the current is strongest. Their boat had capsized in midstream. Midstream is also an adverb. Some of them got caught midstream by the tide. 2. uncountable noun [oft in NOUN] If someone who has been doing something such as talking stops or pauses in midstream, they stop doing it, often before continuing. I was cut off in midstream. Midstream is also an adverb. The most difficult thing in a fast game of rugby is to change course midstream. Idioms: change horses in midstream to stop using one system and start using another one, or to stop supporting one person and start supporting someone else. I think we were very wise not to change horses in midstream. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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