🇬🇧🇨🇳 moderate - 适中的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "moderate" ("适中的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Moderate means in the middle—not too much and not too little. If something is moderate, it’s just right, like when the temperature is not too hot and not too cold, or when you eat enough cookies to feel happy but not so many that your tummy hurts.

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The storm was moderate, with enough wind to flip my umbrella inside out but not enough to send me to Oz.

My room was a moderate mess, meaning you could still see the floor in three brave little spots.

We played video games for a moderate time, which is parent-language for “not until your eyes turn into pixels.”

The line for ice cream was a moderate length, long enough to complain but short enough to stay.

Scientists say moderate sunlight is healthy for you—enough to help your body make vitamin D, but not so much that you start feeling like a toasted marshmallow.

At dawn she lifts a pot, gives a moderate pour of water and sets the plant in moderate sun. Not too wet, not too dry, not too bright; all moderate. Her moderate touch prunes one brown leaf; her moderate breath warms the soil. The plant leans, then lifts a green leaf and seems calm.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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