halfway

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a. 中途的, 不彻底的, 部分的 adv. 半路地, 在中途, 在半途

发音

US /ˌhæfˈweɪ/
UK /hɑːfˈweɪ/

别名

half-way

教材释义与例句

形容词

中途的；不彻底的

副词

到一半；在中途

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.

    John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.

adv. C1 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Half of the way between two points.

    半路

    半途

    中途

    I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.

    One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.

    It's July 1st, so this year is halfway over.

  2. 2.

    Moderately; somewhat.

    a halfway decent place to sleep

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

middle center midway

近义相关 4

central partial intermediate fractional
副词

同义词 1

midway

相关短语

halfway decent halfway house n. 两地间中途歇脚的小客栈, 路程之中途地点 halfway houses halfway line [体]半场线; 中线 halfway lines halfway model halfway models halfway covenant halfway covenants halfway there Halfway Creek meet halfway 在半路迎接某人, 在半路迎战某人, 迎合某人, 迁就某人 [法] 折衷, 让步 met halfway meets halfway meeting halfway

词源

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Compare partway. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

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