elections 7$]$s^ 2 for or connected with a period of
time that is neither long nor short; in the middle of a particular period
7$ift: a
midterm solution ffM o midterm losses AISMA: —see also long-term, short-term 3 in the middle of one of the main periods of
the academic year 7$] ft1 fa] ft; $3 4* ft: a midterm examination/break M ^ i^0 / {g
— see
also HALF-TERM
mid-town /'midtaun/ noun [U] (NAmE) the part of a city
that is between the central business area and the outer parts Tff 7 7 E: a house in midtown Tta 7 Eliifelr 0 midtown
mid-way /,mid'wei/ adv. in the middle of a period of
time; between two places # ( N- fH ft ) 7 ik ; 7 W ftfe |h1 H371 halfway : The goal was scored
midway through the first half. ± A ^ 7 ft 0 ►mid
way adj.: to reach the
midway point II]7 I0] h mid-week /.mid'wiik/ noun [u] the middle of the week —Ml ft
7 fa]: to
play a match in
midweek JI| 7 iS H tt H 0 By midweek he was too
tired to go out.
—MIT'Pii'jM 7, fiktfcllilJTo 0 a midweek defeat for the team A 7 IA7M 7 ;Sft
Af& ► mid-week adv.: It’s cheaper to travel
midweek. fE
the Mid-west /.mid'west/ (also the .Middle West)
noun [sing.] the northern central part
of the US (HI3 ) 7ffinP, 7Mnftf&E ►Mid-west-ern /.mid'westan; NAmE -arn / adj.
mid-wife /'midwaif/ noun (pi mid-wives /-waivz/) a person, especially a woman,
who is trained to help women give birth to babies gfj ff ± ;
—
compare doula
mid-wif-ery /.mid'wifari;
NAmE also -'waif-/ noun [u] the profession and work of a midwife
Uj/*; mid win ter /.mid'winta^)/ noun [U] the
middle of winter, around December in northern parts of the world, June in
southern parts H 7 ( i'E 7 ft ]£ 7 H M , [& 7^ft]£AJi ) : midwinter weather 77
mien /mi:n/ noun [sing.] (formal or literary) a person’s appearance or manner
that shows how they are feeling
#7; MJt
miffed /mift/
adj. [not before
noun] (informal) slightly angry or
upset EHH annoyed
might 0"w /mait/ modal verb,
noun m
modal verb (negative might not, short form mightn’t /'maitnt/) 1 used as
the past tense of may when
reporting what sb has said ( may
[ft it £ ft-t, 7 lH S
^[^ )
Rjfta, He said he might come
tomorrow. #,
i&HBJ]£7ib7o
2 used when showing
that sth is or was possible ( ^Ezj> nffgH ) nj H: He might get
there in time, but I can’t be sure. A,
o I know Vicky doesn’t
like the job, but I mightn’t find it too bad. »if
O The pills might have
helped him, if only he’d taken them regularly. H7 777
o 0 He might say that
now (= it is
true that he does), but he can soon change his mind. j(hM fe &H7SP£i5i!., 3 used to make
a
polite suggestion ( W:
You might try calling the help desk. £n)3K#a'
ff 7 ft A o o I thought we might
go to the zoo on Saturday. 4 (BrE) used to
ask
permission politely ( A A ) TTI^:
Might I use your phone? 0
If
I might just say something ... H H m] i# • •• 5 (format) used to ask for information ( 7 7 A |Vj ) ; How might the plans be
improved upon? ASif$JAfb7 /7jtApA?
0
And who might she be? % ? 6 used to
show that
you are annoyed about sth that sb could do or could have done ( ) jSi£:
1
think you might at least
offer to help! ?£iA
ANSA'S A7^HLjbAt£BE! 0 Honestly, you might have told me!
!_7 used to
say that you are not surprised by sth ( 7K
7 ]!l Ic A ) : I might
have guessed it was you! !
8 used to empha
size that
an important point has been made (
7 fi 7 ) : ‘And where is the money coming from?’ ‘You
| 1271
might well ask!’ “HXAiP
M7%?
7±
7! ” ■=> note at modal T»TCil see well adv.
mnoun [U] (formal or literary)
great strength, energy or power gg A ft H; &Ul:
'might-have-been
noun [usually pi.] (informal) an event or situation that could
have happened or that you wish had happened, but which did not
m
mightily /'maitili/ adv. (old-fashioned)
1 very; very much ; # #: mightily impressed/relieved ft] ff
M (ft ; #P P M (ft
2 (formal) with great strength or effort £ fj VI it ^ % % tJ :
We have struggled mightily to win back lost trade, ftc fil E # ift 7 )(R ^ ^
a,
mighty /'maiti/ adj., adv.
u adj. (might-ier,
mighti-est) 1 (especially literary) very strong
and powerful ® M W A : a mighty warrior S; ft ft- 7 O He struck
him with a mighty blow across his shoulder, ffe M — T ® Ilk ft Jft
0 ± « 2 large and
impressive EAft; 7ftlft HU great: the mighty
pen n.
m adv. (informal,
especially NAmE) (with adjectives and adverbs very «; fg; M S323
really: mighty difficult o driving mighty fast
mi graine /'miigrein; 'maig-; NAmE 'maig-/ noun
[U, C] a very severe type of headache which often makes a person feel sick and
have difficulty in seeing [fm A fS : severe migraine 16 ft fro A ]f 0 I’m getting a migraine.
m%T\n*m0
mi-grant /'maigrant/ noun
1 a person who moves from
one place to another, especially in order to find work ( AXff ) S®#; ffc'g: migrant
workers — see also economic
migrant — compare emigrant,
immigrant 2 a bird or an animal that moves from one place to another
according to the season ft,; A t
mi-grate/mai'greit; NAmE
'maigreit/ verb 1 [V] (of birds,
animals, etc. ^ H^) to move from one part of the world to another
according to the season (
$
7 ) AH: Swallows migrate south in winter. #7 it
2 [V] (of a lot of people A) to move from one town, country, etc. to go and
live and/or work in another ; A# H771 emigrate: Thousands were forced to migrate from rural to urban
areas in search of work. $777? ft A A
7#$X#!£ii 3 (technical A ill) [V] to move from one place to another # $
; : The infected cells then
migrate to other areas of the
body.
##ft^]tfeRpfio 4 (computing if) [V, VN] to
change, or cause sb to change, from one computer system to another ( ]£ )
ft# ( III^—.) 5 (computing it)
[VN] to move programs or hardware
from one computer system to another # ( )
AS, ft
s (mz-mit)
mi gra tion /mai'greiXn/ noun
[U, C] 1 the movement of large
numbers of people, birds or animals from one place to another AS; SHr; AH: seasonal
migration ^7ttAi o mass migrations AMU ft AS 2 the fact
of changing from one computer system to another; the act of moving programs,
etc. from one computer system to another ( if
##l£g£ft )
#ft ) AS, ftS
mi-gra-tory /'maigrotri; mai'greitori; NAmE'maigratoiri/
adj. (technical A in) connected with, or having the
habit of, regular migration AS ft; AHft; Sffift: migratory
flights/birds ( lift, ) AH;
mi kado /mi'kaidau; NAmE -dou/ noun (pi.
-os) (from Japanese)
a title given in the past to the emperor
of