Midlands

英 [ˈmɪdləndz]

美 [ˈmɪdləndz]

n.  (一国的)中部，中部地区; (尤指)英格兰中部地区

Collins.2 / BNC.7715

牛津词典

noun

• （一国的）中部，中部地区；（尤指）英格兰中部地区
  the central part of a country, especially the central counties of England

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER-COLL (尤指英格兰的)中部地区
  The Midlandsis the region or area in the central part of a country, in particular the central part of England.
  1. ...an engineering company in the Midlands.
     中部地区的一家工程公司

双语例句

• They looked at the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands and West Midlands compared with the East of England, London, the South East and South West.
  比较对象分为两部分，一部分包括东北、西北、约克郡、亨伯、东米德兰郡以及西米德兰郡，另一部分则包括英格兰东部、伦敦、东南以及西南。
• Severe weather warnings are in place for the east coast of England, London and central and southern areas, as well as the Midlands and the Grampian region of Scotland.
  恶劣天气警报覆盖了英格兰东海岸、伦敦、中部、南部、广大内陆地区以及格兰扁区。
• Regionally, the single spelling of Mohammed came top of the list for the West Midlands.
  在西米德兰兹郡，Mohammed这种拼写占据了榜首。
• In accent and character the people of the Midlands represent a gradual change from the southern type of english.
  在口音和性格方面，英国中部的人代表了南北英语的逐渐过渡。
• You find most of the population settled in the south, but most of the industrial cities in the Midlands and the north of England.
  你可以看到英国的大部分人聚居在南部，而大多数工业城市都位于中部和北部。
• I live in a sedate little village in the Midlands.
  我住在英格兰中部一个宁静的小村庄里。
• Overnight, some snow fell in Northern Ireland, southern and central Scotland, and parts of the Midlands and the north west of England.
  一夜之间，一些的雪在北爱尔兰，南方和苏格兰中部落下，这些内地的部分和英国的西部北部。
• Chief Constable Chris Sims of West Midlands police said some were "astonishingly young".
  西米德兰兹郡（WestMidlands）警察局长克里斯•西姆斯（ChrisSims）表示，有些人“年龄小得让人震惊”。
• My speech is now closer to a Midlands accent than it used to be.
  我现在说话比过去更接近于英格兰中部地区的口音。
• Mohammed ranked 16th nationally for boys, but was the most popular name in the West Midlands.
  Mohammed在全英范围内男孩榜单上排名第16，但在西米德兰兹郡却高居榜首。