medium

【1】中等的

 

【例】That company is of medium size.

那家公司是中等的规模。

 

【2】传播媒介，宣传工具，复数形式为media。

 

①【例】Commercial television is a powerful medium of advertising.

商业电视是一种强有力的广告传媒。

 

②【例】Big firms rely very heavily on the media [the mass media] to sell their goods.

大商号非常依赖传媒[大众传媒]做宣传来销售货物。

 

③the media [the mass media]常指报纸、电视和无线电广播3项，为集合名词。当其作主语时，谓语动词可用单数或复数形式。

【例】The media [The mass media] have [has] a lot of power to influence the trend of economic development.

传媒[大众传媒]有很大的力量影响经济发展的趋向。

 

【3】中间人

 

①复数形式为mediums。

【例】You shall not deal direct with any of our clients except through our medium.

除通过我方中间人外，你方不得直接同我方顾客进行交易。

 

②medium的复数形式mediums还用以指“介质”“手段”等。

 

【例】Copper and silver are good mediums for conducting heat and electricity.

铜和银都是传导热和电的良导体。

 

medium-sized

中型的

 

【例】The machine is easy to handle and can be used in large or medium-sized enterprises.

这种机器易于操作，适于大型或中型企业使用。

 

meet

【1】迎合（指答应对方要求，折中解决问题等）

 

【例】We wish to meet you in the matter.

关于此事，我们乐意折中处理。

 

【2】符合

 

【例】Now we have a few cases involving merchandise which does not meet specifications.

现在我们有几件涉及商品不符合规格的案件。

 

【3】满足（需要等）

 

【例】The manufacturers find it impossible to meet the current demand for this very popular type.

工厂发现，要满足当前对这种时兴型号货物的需求是不可能的。

 

【4】适应，应付

 

【例】It’ll cost us a lot of money if we don’t meet our delivery date.

我们如不按期交货，就得损失很多钱（指受到罚款）。

 

【5】执行（订单等）

 

【例】We are sorry we cannot meet [fulfil] your present order immediately.

很抱歉，我们不能立即执行当前这一订单。

 

【6】履行（义务等），如期偿付（欠款、票据等）

 

【例】As for the outstanding balance of £1 000 in your account, you are requested to meet your liability at once.

关于你方账户未清款项1000英镑，请立即偿还欠款。

 

【7】负担（费用等）

 

【例】We would like to meet all expenses in connection with the return of the goods.

我们愿意承担退回该货的一切费用。

 

【8】meet sb halfway迁就，与……妥协

 

【例】We would like to meet you halfway in your request for lower prices.

关于你方要求减价，我们愿意做些让步。

 

【9】meet with受到，遇到

 

【例】We hope that this sample will meet with your approval.

我们希望这一样品会得到你们认可。