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今天我们要学的词是 midterm。Midterm 指的是在学期、任期到了中间的时候。He stayed up all night studying for midterm math exam，他熬了一个通宵复习数学期中考试。Midterm 在美国政治中即指midterm elections，中期选举，The president previously¹ backed the prison reform plan but will reportedly wait until after the midterm elections，总统先前支持这个监狱改革计划，但据报道他将等到中期选举之后再决定；Thousands of Puerto Ricans displaced in Florida are the voting targets ahead of midterm，成千上万在佛罗里达临时安家的波多黎各人是中期选举候选人们争取的目标。好的，我们今天学习的词是midterm，midterm，midterm...

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adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。