| 释义 |
half·way /ˈhɑːfˈweɪ/ ad. | a. | n. | phr.
I ad.
1. 在中途，半路上
He travelled halfway round the globe to meet him. 他走了半个地球来和他相会。
go halfway with sb. 陪某人走一半路程 (或和某人折中妥协)
The rope reaches only halfway. 这根绳子长度还差一半。
Adapting yourself to circumstances is halfway along the road to happiness. 随遇而安离幸福也就不远了。
2. 到一半
It was halfway through September and my holidays were drawing to a close. 9月已过了一半，我的假期也快结束了。
His eyes closed halfway, making him look forbidding. 他的眼睛半闭着，这使他看上去令人生畏。
3. 几乎，大致上，快要
That woman looks halfway to forty. 那个妇女看上去近40岁。
Once the goal has been defined, the problem is halfway to solution. 目标一旦明确了，问题也就接近于解决。
He came up with halfway decent clothes. 他找到一些勉强还算体面的衣服。
He halfway surrendered to their demands. 他几乎已屈服于他们的要求。
4. 不彻底地，部分地
II a.
1. 中途的，半路上的
a halfway point (两点) 中间的一点
a town halfway between the hill and the river 位于小山和河流之间的一座城镇
2. 不彻底的，不完全的，部分的
a halfway solution (measure) 不彻底的解决办法 (措施)
III n.
1. 半路上(或中间)的地点(或房屋等)
in the halfway between A and B 在A地与B地中间的地方
2. (足球场的)中(场)线
phr. meet sb. halfway 见 meet¹ |