单词 | midst |
释义 | midst midst1 /midst/, n. 1. the position of anything surrounded by other things or parts, or occurring in the middle of a period of time, course of action, etc. (usually prec. by the): a familiar face in the midst of the crowd; in the midst of the performance. 2. the middle point, part, or stage (usually prec. by the): We arrived in the midst of a storm. 3. in our, your, or their midst, in the midst of or among us (you, them): To think there was a spy in our midst! [1350-1400; ME, equiv. to middes (aph. var. of amiddes AMIDST) + excrescent -t] Syn. 1, 2. thick, core, heart. See middle. Ant. 1, 2. edge, periphery. midst2 /midst/, prep. amidst. |
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