詞彙 "monkey in the middle" 在中文的含義

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monkey in the middle

US /ˈmʌŋ.ki ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.l̩/
UK /ˈmʌŋ.ki ɪn ðə ˈmɪd.l̩/
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成語

中間猴, 夾在中間

a situation in which one person is caught between two opposing sides or people, often used in the context of a game where a player in the middle tries to intercept a ball thrown between two other players

範例:
The children played monkey in the middle with a beach ball.
孩子們玩中間猴的遊戲,用一個沙灘球。
I feel like I'm always the monkey in the middle when my parents argue.
我父母吵架時,我總覺得自己是夾在中間的猴子