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| /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ |
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| 1 | at an equal distance from two places or from the two ends of something 在中途；半路上 |
| +along/between/up etc Their house is about halfway along the street. 他们的房子大约位于街道的中段。 |
| | 1a | in the middle of a period of time 到一半 | | +through/into We left halfway through the film. 电影演到一半时我们就走了。 | |
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| 2 | informal to a reasonable degree 部分地；大致上 |
| It’ s the only halfway decent novel she’ s written in years. 这是她这么多年来所写的唯一还算过得去的小说。 |
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| - | be halfway there
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| to have an advantage that will help you to be successful |
| 具有优势；占得先机 |
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| If the interviewer likes you, you’ re halfway there. 如果面试你的人喜欢你，那你就具备了优势。 |
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| - | meet sb halfway
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| to agree to do something that someone wants, if they do something that you want |
| 迁就某人；对某人让步 |
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