词组 | middle-of-the-road |
释义 | Idiom middle-of-the-road Theme: BALANCE halfway between two extremes, especially political extremes.Jane is very left-wing, but her husband is politically middle-of-the-road.I don't want to vote for either the leftwing or the right-wing candidate. I prefer someone with more middle-of-the-road views. Idiom middle-of-the-road 1. not extreme politically. Neither party is exactly radical - they're both fairly middle-of-the-road. 2. entertainment that is middle-of-the-road is ordinary and acceptable to most people but it is not exciting or special in any way. Most of the music they play is pretty middle-of-the-road. middle of the road1. Describing an option that is neither the most nor the least expensive. I don't need a high-end TV, but I don't want the cheapest one either. I'm looking for a middle of the road option. 2. Moderate or centrist. Most of the voters found the candidate's middle of the road platform to be reasonable and palatable. middle-of-the-roadCOMMON 1. If you describe a person or their political ideas as middle-of-the-road, you mean that they are neither very left-wing nor very right-wing. He presents himself as a moderate, middle-of-the-road kind of person who understands and takes into consideration both sides of any issue. At some point during the '80s, the Labour Party turned into the party of middle-of-the-road socialism. 2. If someone or something is middle-of-the-road, they are very ordinary, and not unusual, exciting, or extreme. These are, for the most part, ordinary middle-of-the-road people who want the usual things out of life. They play very bland, middle-of-the-road music. |
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