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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32 Moby Thesaurus words for "
midst ":
amid ,
amidst ,
among ,
amongst ,
between ,
betwixt ,
betwixt and between ,
center ,
core ,
diameter ,
diaphragm ,
equator ,
heart ,
interior ,
kernel ,
mean ,
median ,
mid ,
middle ,
midmost ,
midpoint ,
midriff ,
nucleus ,
over ,
thick ,
thick of things ,
throughout ,
together with ,
waist ,
waistline ,
with ,
zone
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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 the interior or central part or point : middle; a position of proximity to the members of a group; the condition of being surrounded or beset… See the full definition Games; Word of the Day; Grammar; Wordplay; Slang; Rhymes; Word Finder
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