middling
adj
1 of medium size, quality, etc (大小、 质量等方面)中等的, 普通的
a man of middling height 中等身材的男子
`Is it big or small?' `Middling.' `那个东西是大的还是小的?'`是中等的.'
2 [pred 作表语]
in fairly good health 身体尚好
He says he's only (feeling) middling today. 他说他今天(身体)还算好.
3 (idm 习语) fair to middling => fair.
🗣️ 情景例句
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
滚石不生苔,转业不聚财。
The child behaved so rudely that he put his father to shame.
这孩子举止非常无礼,使他的父亲感到羞耻。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.