单词 | be in the middle of (doing) something |
释义 | be in the middle of (doing) something From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe in the middle of (doing) somethingbe in the middle of (doing) somethingBUSY/NOT AVAILABLEto be busy doing something Can I call you back – I’m in the middle of a meeting. I was in the middle of sorting some papers when the phone rang. → middleExamples from the Corpusbe in the middle of (doing) something• He's in the middle of a meeting.• I'm in the middle of fixing dinner -- can I call you back?• Todd Dexter was in the middle of the Tet Offensive near Saigon and had little time to appreciate his surroundings.• The grunts were in the middle of a fire mission.• The kid who still enrolled at the school where he was in the middle of all that trouble.• I listened to others' crises but didn't want to accept that I was in the middle of my own.• It was in the middle of the miners' strike, and feelings were running high.• Mr Malik was in the middle of a group crowded round Mafouz.• We were in the middle of that when he was called inside to do his homework and I was sent home.• The Z42 is in the middle of the field on print speed. |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含170365条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。