midterm elections

/ˈmɪdtɜːrm ɪˈlɛkʃənz/· noun phrase

政治/外交/军事B2

midterm elections
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Chinese meaning

中zhōng期qī选xuǎn举jǔ

总zǒng统tǒng任rèn期qī中zhōng间jiān举jǔ行xíng的de国guó会huì选xuǎn举jǔ

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美měi国guó十shí一yī月yuè的de国guó会huì中zhōng期qī选xuǎn举jǔ

Example

Iran's president says Tehran wants a deal with the U.S. before November's midterm elections, as the regime puts an offer on the table.

伊yī朗lǎng总zǒng统tǒng表biǎo示shì,德dé黑hēi兰lán希xī望wàng在zài十shí一yī月yuè的de中zhōng期qī选xuǎn举jǔ之zhī前qián与yǔ美měi国guó达dá成chéng协xié议yì,同tóng时shí该gāi政zhèng权quán已yǐ经jīng把bǎ一yī份fèn方fāng案àn摆bǎi上shàng了le谈tán判pàn桌zhuō。

Source: CBS News · 26 Sep 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ拒jù绝jué了le伊yī朗lǎng提tí出chū的de七qī天tiān重zhòng开kāi霍huò尔ěr木mù兹zī海hǎi峡xiá方fāng案àn。伊yī朗lǎng此cǐ前qián提tí出chū,用yòng七qī天tiān时shí间jiān重chóng新xīn开kāi放fàng海hǎi峡xiá,并bìng恢huī复fù谈tán判pàn,以yǐ求qiú持chí久jiǔ结jié束shù这zhè场chǎng战zhàn争zhēng。伊yī朗lǎng总zǒng统tǒng则zé表biǎo示shì,希xī望wàng在zài十shí一yī月yuè中zhōng期qī选xuǎn举jǔ之zhī前qián与yǔ美měi国guó达dá成chéng协xié议yì。

Roots · etymology

mid-(中间)+ term(任期),指任期过半时的选举

  • mid-(中间)+ term(任期)+ election(选举)

Collocations

  • November's midterm elections / ahead of the midterm elections / midterm elections campaign

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