midst

1. PHRASE If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at the moment. 正当…的时候

We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years. 我们正处于许多年以来最严重的一次经济衰退。

2. PHRASE If something happens in the midst of an event, it happens during it. 正当…时

Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard. 埃莉诺到达时正下着暴风雪。

3. PHRASE If someone or something is in the midst of a group of people or things, they are among them or surrounded by them. 在…当中

Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd. 很多人看到他这样暴露在一大群人当中，都感到很意外。