middle-aged
英['mɪdl eɪdʒd]
美['mɪdl eɪdʒd]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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ADJ
中年的
If you describe someone as middle-aged, you mean that they are neither young nor old. People between the ages of 40 and 60 are usually considered to be middle-aged.
例句
His sisters are grown up and his parents are middle-aged.
他的姐妹们都已成人，而他的父母亲也人到中年。
...middleaged, married businessmen.
已婚的中年商人
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ADJ-GRADED
具有中年人特点的;保守的;过时的
If you describe someone's activities or interests as middle-aged, you are critical of them because you think they are typical of a middle-aged person, for example by being conventional or old-fashioned.
例句
Her novels are middle-aged and boring.
她的小说刻板乏味。
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