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halfway
/`haf`we/
adj.
Situated in the middle. 居中的。
Partial. 局部的;部份的。
adv.
Midway. 半途地;中道地。
Partially; incompletely. 一部分地;不完全地。
短语:
meet halfway. 让步;彼此折衷一下。
习语:
halfway house (a)二地间中途歇脚的旅馆。(b)【美】辅导所。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
halfway¹
/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/
adj.
1. (equidistant between two points) 中途的;半路上的
- a halfway spot between Durham and Keene 达勒姆和基恩之间的中间地点
the halfway point 中间点
- The highway links Vancouver and Whistler, and passes through Squamish at about the halfway point. 这条公路连接温哥华和惠斯勒, 大约在中途穿过斯阔米什。
2. (in middle of period of time or event) 一半时间的;中间阶段的
- Millwall dominated the first half but the match stayed goalless at the halfway mark. 米尔沃尔队控制了上半场, 但直到上半场结束双方都没有进球。
the halfway point or the halfway stage 中间点;中间阶段
halfway²
/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/
adv.
1. (in distance) 在中途;半路上
- He was halfway up the ladder. 他爬到梯子的一半。
- Half-way across the car-park, he noticed she was walking with her eyes closed. 走到停车场中间时, 他发现她正闭着眼睛走路。
- She was halfway down when she heard the noise. 她向下走到一半时听到了那个响声。
2. (in period of time or event) 到一半时间;到中间阶段
- By then it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour. 那时是十月份, 我们的旅程已经过了大半。
- He fell asleep halfway through the concert. 他在音乐会进行到一半时睡着了。
3. <非正式> (reasonably) 尚好地;过得去地
- You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent. 要有硬通货才能买到像样的东西。
- All I had to do was be halfway cool. 我要做的就是保持适度的冷静。
4. to meet sb halfway 迁就某人;向某人妥协
- It took a lot of hard negotiating, but they eventually agreed to meet us halfway. 这经历了多次艰难的谈判, 但他们最终同意对我们让步。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
halfway
/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/, US: /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
ad.
半路地;在半途;在中途
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
halfway
adj.(形容词)
1. Midway between two points or conditions: 在半路上或在中间状态:
- a halfway sign on the trail. 铁轨上的半程标记
2. Reaching or including only half or a portion; partial: 仅到达一半或一部分的;不完全的:
- halfway measures. 不完全的措施
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
halfway
adj. 中途的,一半的长度;adv. 不彻底的,几乎
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
halfway
adj. & adv.
半途(的), 中间(的)
不彻底(的), 小部分(的)
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
halfway1
a ,halfway 'house
a place where prisoners, mental patients, etc.can stay for a short time after leaving a prison or hospital, before they start to live on their own again 过渡教习﹙或疗养﹚所﹙为即将释放的犯人或出院的精神病人而设﹚:
We’re opening several halfway houses for people who’ve been in this hospital. 我们打算为这家医院里的病人开几家过渡疗养所。
a compromise between two plans, wishes, etc.折中方案;妥协办法:
We really wanted to build a completely new hospital, but we didn’t have the money, so this extension is a kind of halfway house.我们非常想新建一所医院,但是没钱,扩建算是折中方案吧。
meet sb halfway 另见meet
英语>简体中文, 英语习语词典
halfway1
adv.
半路地; 中途地
- halfway home 在回家的途中
halfway2
adj.
在中途的
不彻底的; 部分的
go halfway
妥协; 向...让步
meet halfway
妥协; 向...让步
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
halfway
/ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/
1. 副词 Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them. 在中途地
- He was halfway up the ladder. 他梯子上到了一半。
2. 副词 Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event. 在中间地 [ADV prep/adv]
- By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour. 那时是10月,我们的行程已经过半。
3. 形容词 Halfway is also an adjective. 在中间的 [ADJ n]
- Cleveland held a 12-point advantage at the halfway point. 克利夫兰在半程时拥有12分的优势。
4. 习语 If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them. 对某人让步
- The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway. 民主党人愿意对总统作出让步。
5. 副词 Halfway means fairly or reasonably. 相当地 [非正式] [ADV adj]
- You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent. 你得有硬通货才能买到像样点儿的东西。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典