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halfway

美 [ˌhæfˈweɪ]英 [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ]
  • adv.在中途;在…的中间;到一半;过得去的;还不错的;部分地做(或达到)…
  • adj.中间的

派生词: halfway adj.

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adv.

1

在…的中间;在中途;到一半
at an equal distance between two points; in the middle of a period of time

It's about halfway between London and Bristol.

它大约位于伦敦和布里斯托尔的中间。

He left halfway through the ceremony.

他在仪式进行到一半时离开了。

I'm afraid we're not even halfway there yet.

恐怕我们连一半的路都还没走完。

2

部分地做(或达到)…
part of the way towards doing or achieving sth

This only goes halfway to explaining what really happened.

这只是部分地解释了实际发生的事。

3

还不错的;过得去的
fairly, but not very, good

Any halfway decent map will give you that information.

任何一张还算像样的地图都能提供那些信息。

4


the halfway point/stage

中间点 / 阶段

习语

to reach an agreement with sb by giving them part of what they want

halfway

频次

  • 1
    ADV (空间上)在中间,在中途
    Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them.

    Half-way across the car-park, he noticed she was walking with her eyes closed...

    走到停车场中间时,他看到她在闭着眼走路。

  • 2
    ADV (时间)到一半;(事情)进行到中途
    Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event.

    By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.

    那时已是10月,我们已经完成了行程的一大半了。

  • 3
    PHRASE 对…作部分让步;与…妥协
    If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them.

    The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.

    民主党人愿意向总统作部分让步。

  • 4
    ADV 过得去地;大致上
    Halfway means reasonably.

    You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent...

    你得有硬通货才能买到还算不错的东西。

adj

1
equally distant from the extremes
Synonym: center(a) middle(a) midway
2
including only half or a portion
halfway measures
3
at a point midway between two extremes
at the halfway mark

adv

1
at half the distance;at the middle
he was halfway down the ladder when he fell
Synonym: midway

数据来源:WordNet

  1. Because of the dense fog , we have to stop our journey halfway .

    因为雾很大,我们不得不在中途停下来。

  2. Adult prisoners released under the pre-release employment scheme are housed in a halfway house .

    按照释前就业计划获释的成年男犯,均获安排在中途宿舍居住。

  3. Any halfway decent map will give you that information .

    任何一张还算像样的地图都能提供那些信息。

  4. It 's a big step giving up your job and moving halfway across the world .

    你放弃工作搬到地球的另一端,可真不简单。

  5. This only goes halfway to explaining what really happened .

    这只是部分地解释了实际发生的事。

  6. We live roughly halfway between here and the coast .

    我们住的地方大致在这里和海滨中间。

  7. The climbers made camp halfway up the peak .

    登山者在半山腰设置营地。

  8. It 's about halfway between London and Bristol .

    它大约位于伦敦和布里斯托尔的中间。

  9. You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent

    你得有硬通货才能买到还算不错的东西。

  10. I started to watch the clock about halfway through the class .

    课大约上了一半,我就开始不停地看时间。

  11. She was halfway down when she heard the noise .

    她向下走到一半时,听到了响声。

  12. The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway .

    民主党人愿意向总统作部分让步。

  13. The Newton Hotel is halfway up a steep hill .

    丽东酒店位于陡峭的半山腰上。

  14. All I had to do was be halfway cool .

    我要做的只是保持适度的冷静。

  15. Halfway down the cigarette she had a fit of coughing

    烟抽到一半,她突然一阵猛咳。

  16. I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through .

    我决定粉刷一下浴室的天花板,但干了一半就精疲力竭了。

  17. He pulled the cap halfway over his ears .

    他压低帽子,盖住一半耳朵。

  18. About the time the three climbers were halfway down , clouds blotted out the sun .

    当这3个登山者下到半山腰的时候,云层遮住了太阳。

  19. Jim is halfway to attaining his pilot 's licence .

    吉姆就快要拿到飞行员执照了。

  20. By then , it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour .

    那时已是10月,我们已经完成了行程的一大半了。

  21. On the basis that recognising the problem is halfway to a solution , Mulcahy 's comments yesterday should be well received .

    鉴于认识到问题的存在就相当于把它解决了一半,马尔卡希昨天的那番话应该会受到欢迎。

  22. He was halfway up the ladder

    他正爬到梯子一半。

  23. A halfway house between the theatre and cinema is possible . Olivier created one in his imaginative ' Henry V ' in 1945 .

    想找一种介乎戏剧和电影之间的艺术形式是可能的。奥利弗在1945年创作的富于想象力的《亨利五世》即是这样一部作品。

  24. We had got only halfway when it began to get dark .

    走到半路,天就黑了。

  25. We must carry the experiment through to the end , not give up halfway .

    这项试验一定要搞到底,不能半途而废。

  26. He lost his way halfway to the shop .

    他在去商店的半道儿迷路了。

  27. The car broke down on the halfway .

    车在半路坏了。

  28. A house is halfway up the hill .

    山的半中腰有一座房子。

  29. It was a steep climb , so we rested for a while halfway up the hill .

    因山势高峻,乃在山腰休息片时。

  30. Halfway up the hill , we sat down to catch our breath .

    到了半山腰,我们坐下来舒气。

  • 习语

adv.

meet sb halfway

和某人妥协;对某人作出让步
to reach an agreement with sb by giving them part of what they want

同义词

adv.

midway