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medium /ˈmiːdiəm/► SEE ALLa/the happy mediumin the long/medium/short term●a/the happy ˈmediuma sensible balance between two extremes 中庸之道；折中办法◆I like to know my colleagues well, but not too well. The sort of friendship I have with them now is a happy medium.我喜欢跟同事关系密切，但不要太熟。现在我们之间的交情恰到好处。◆In life generally we should try to find the happy medium. Extreme solutions to problems always lead to difficulties.通常在生活中我们应该找到折中之道，极端的办法往往带来重重困难。●in the ˈlong/ˈmedium/ˈshort termused to describe what will happen a long/medium/short time into the future 在长／中／短期内◆In the short term, we can send the refugees food and clothing, but in the long term we must do something about the underlying problems.在短期内，我们可以给难民提供衣食；但长远来看，我们必须解决其根本问题。▸ ˌlong-ˈterm, ˌshort-ˈterm adjective ◆a long-term approach长久之计◆short-term problems近期问题 |