Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them.
例句
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。
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.
例句
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。
PHRASE
对…作部分让步;与…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.
例句
The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway.民主党人愿意向总统作部分让步。
ADV
过得去地;大致上
Halfway means reasonably.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
adj.
半途(的),中间(的)
Halfway up the hill,the engine packed up.走到半山腰,发动机熄火了。
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。
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。