midst

noun

1. 中部；中间
   the middle part of sth
   1. Such beauty was unexpected in the midst of the city.
      市中心有这样的美景真是出乎意料。

1. PREP-PHRASE 在(做…)中
   If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at the moment.
   1. Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws...
      国会正在修订国家银行法规。
   2. We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.
      我们正处在多年来最严重的一次经济衰退之中。
2. PREP-PHRASE 在…期间;当…时候
   If something happens in the midst of an event, it happens during it.
   1. Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.
      埃莉诺在暴风雪大作时到达。
3. PREP-PHRASE 在…当中;在…中间
   If someone or something is in the midst of a group of people or things, they are among them or surrounded by them.
   1. Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd...
      许多人看到他像这样暴露在一大群人中间都非常吃惊。
   2. Angelo laid the gun carefully on the table, in the midst of brochures and other papers.
      安杰洛小心翼翼地把枪放在桌上的一堆手册和文件中间。
4. PHRASE 在…之中；和…一起
   You say that someone is in your midst when you are drawing attention to the fact that they are in your group.
   1. We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.
      在我们中间有这样一个人是我们的幸运。

1. In the midst of his feelings of impotence, a comforting thought arrived.
   正在他觉得很无奈的时候，一个令人欣慰的想法冒了出来。
2. I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.
   您在我们奋力抗争时发来的电文让我充满了敬意。
3. Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws
   国会正在修订国家银行法规。
4. We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.
   我们正处在多年来最严重的一次经济衰退之中。
5. Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.
   埃莉诺在暴风雪大作时到达。
6. Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd
   许多人看到他像这样暴露在一大群人中间都非常吃惊。
7. Angelo laid the gun carefully on the table, in the midst of brochures and other papers.
   安杰洛小心翼翼地把枪放在桌上的一堆手册和文件中间。
8. We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.
   在我们中间有这样一个人是我们的幸运。
9. The immaculately tended gardens are an oasis in the midst of Cairo's urban sprawl.
   在开罗不断扩张的都市版图内，这些被悉心照料的花园成了一片世外桃源。
10. She stood preening in their midst, delighted with the attention
    她得意洋洋地站在他们中间，为受人瞩目而高兴。
11. She had made time for me in the midst of her busy schedule
    她在百忙中为我腾出了时间。
12. The knight felt no fear in the midst of battle.
    那武士在战斗中毫不感到惧怕。
13. He wanted the picnic to be in the midst of the forest.
    他要去森林中野餐。
14. The students were in the midst of a lively discussion when the teacher came in.
    正当同学们热烈讨论的时候，老师进来了。
15. The but is in the midst of the forest.
    小屋在森林深处。
16. There is a thief in our midst.
    我们当中有小偷。
17. She was out of place in the midst of the church.
    处在教会人士当中她感到格格不入。
18. For the cumulative impact of sensory, cognitive or decisional overstimulation, creates sickness in our midst.
    因为在感觉、知觉、和抉择上日积月累的超刺激的冲击，已经在我们中间酿成了疾病。
19. He fought bravely in the midst of the battle.
    他在那次战役中奋勇作战。
20. I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
    我要将你的名传与我的弟兄。在会中我要赞美你。
21. You shall be filled with praises and thanksgiving, even in the midst of pain.
    即使处于痛苦当中，你仍会充满赞美和感恩。
22. This growing poverty in the midst of growing poverty constitutes a permanent menace to peace.
    这种在贫困不断增长中增长着的贫困，构成了对和平的持久威胁。
23. In the midst of my work I snatched an hour's rest.
    我在工作中趁隙休息了一个钟头。
24. And I answer, we have a traitor in our midst.
    我来告诉你们，我们中间出了叛徒。
25. In the midst of chaos and destruction, he rushed to his son's school.
    在一片混乱和坍塌中，他冲到了他的儿子的学校。
26. In the midst of my pain of heart and frantic effort of principle, I abhorred myself.
    在我内心的痛苦中，在道义的疯狂努力中，我憎恶我自己。
27. In the midst of this humiliating scandal, news arrived of Mr hodge's resignation.
    在这件丢脸的丑闻盛传之际，传来了霍奇先生辞职的消息。
28. Fortunately, we are not starting this process of reflection and reform in the midst of crisis.
    幸运的是，我们不是在危机之中开始这个反省和改革的过程。
29. We found ourselves in the midst of a veritable fairyland.
    我们发现我们在名副其实的仙境中。
30. But he, passing through their midst, went away.
    却从他们中间穿过去，走开了。

  centre core heart middle midst【导航词义：中心，中央】

  centre n. 中心，集中点

〔辨析〕指空间、地域或物体的中心点，也可指学术、商业等活动的中心。

  core n. 核心

〔辨析〕指某物体的中心部分或某事物最重要的部分。

  heart n. 中心

〔辨析〕指事物最重要的部分；也可指方位上的中心，作此义解时可与 centre 换用。

  middle n. 中间，中央，中部

〔辨析〕指空间、时间或事件的中间部分。

  midst n. 〈正式〉中间

〔辨析〕指位于某地的中部或者处于一群人、一堆物品中间，也可指在某事的进行过程中。

n.

in the midst of sth/of doing sth

• 当某事发生时；在某人做某事时
  while sth is happening or being done; while you are doing sth
  1. a country in the midst of a recession
     处于衰退中的国家
  2. She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things.
     她在整理父亲的东西时发现了它。

in their/our/its/your midst

• 在…中间；和…一起
  among or with them/us/it/you
  1. There is a traitor in our midst.
     我们中间有个叛徒。

noun

1. the location of something surrounded by other things
   1. in the midst of the crowd

   Synonym:    thick