单词 | midst |
释义 | midst (once / 119 pages) n 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 sounds a lot like mist, the fog that rolls in and can fill a place. Midst carries this same sense of being surrounded or placed in the middle of. It can be physical, like being in the midst of great athletes at the hockey game, or in regard to time, like the team captain breaking his foot in the midst of playoffs. WORD FAMILYmidst: midsts USAGE EXAMPLESThe older woman is instructing the younger one, who is lost in thought in the midst of crushing garlic with a copper mortar and pestle. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) It was launched in the midst of one of the deepest housing crises in U.S. history. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) It was launched in the midst of one of the deepest housing crises in U.S. history. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) n the location of something surrounded by other things in the midst of the crowd Syn|Hyper thick inside, interior the region that is inside of something |
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