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单词 halfway
释义
halfway
hɑːfw ˌhɑːfˈweɪ hæf- ˈhæfˌweɪ hæfˈweɪ
(also half-way)
1 ADV [oft ADVERB after verb] (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. (空间上)在中间,在中途
  • 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。

  • He was halfway up the ladder.

    他正爬到梯子一半。

  • She was halfway down when she heard the noise.

    她向下走到一半时,听到了响声。

SYN midway, to the midpoint, to or in the middle
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. (时间)到一半;(事情)进行到中途
  • 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。

Halfway is also an adjective.
  • Welsh international Matthew Postle was third fastest at the halfway point.

    到半程时,威尔士的世界级选手马修·波斯特尔位居第三。

3 PHRASE 作部分让步;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. 作部分让步;妥协
  • 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 [ADVERB adjective] 过得去地;大致上 Halfway means reasonably. 过得去地;大致上 [informal]
  • 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。

  • All I had to do was be halfway cool.

    我要做的只是保持适度的冷静。

SYN partially, partly, moderately, rather
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