moderate

1. ADJ Moderate political opinions or policies are not extreme. (政见或政策) 温和的

He was an easygoing man of very moderate views. 他是一个有着温和观点性情随和的人。

2. ADJ You use moderate to describe people or groups who have moderate political opinions or policies. (人或团体) 温和的

...a moderate Democrat. …温和的民主党人。

3. N-COUNT A moderate is someone with moderate political opinions. 温和派

If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the moderates whose votes he so desperately needs. 如果他表现出自己是个激进分子的话，他就有可能吓跑那些温和派，而他急需那些人的选票。

4. ADJ You use moderate to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree. (数量或程度) 适中的

While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. 适当的压力可能有益，而压力过大会让你筋疲力尽。

5. moderatelyADV 适中地

Both are moderately large insects, with a wingspan of around four centimetres. 这两只都是中等大小的昆虫，翼幅大约为四厘米。

6. ADJ A moderate change in something is a change that is not great. (变化) 不大的

Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements. 大多数药或者没有真正疗效，或者最多也就是稍有疗效。

7. moderatelyADV 不大地[ADV after v]

Share prices on the Tokyo Exchange declined moderately. 东京股票交易所的股票价格稍有下降。

8. V-T/V-I If you moderate something or if it moderates, it becomes less extreme or violent and easier to deal with or accept. 使缓和; 变得缓和

They are hoping that once in office he can be persuaded to moderate his views. 他们希望他一上台后就能他说服，使他的观点变得温和些。

9. moderationN-UNCOUNT 缓和

A moderation in food prices helped to offset the first increase in energy prices. 食品价格的降低有助于抵消能源价格的第一次上涨。