[ˌhɑːf'weɪ][ˌhæf'weɪ]
  • adj. 中途的;不彻底的
  • adv. 半路地;在…中间;折中地
  • 记忆方法

    组合记忆法
    half半;way-道路;halfway就是半路的。
      adjective(形容词)
      1. 在中间(的);在中途(的)
      adverb(副词)
      1. 还可以,过得去

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 在中间(的);在中途(的)

      New York City is halfway between Boston and Washington, DC.

      纽约市位于波士顿和华盛顿特区的中间。

      I'd like you to look at the diagram that is halfway down page 27.

      请你们往下看27页中间的图表。

      She started feeling sick halfway through dinner.

      她饭吃到一半就开始感到恶心。

      The management's proposals don't even go halfway towards meeting our demands.

      管理层的提案距离我们的要求还差得远呢。

    adverb(副词)
    1. 还可以,过得去

      Any halfway decent teacher should be able to explain the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs.

      任何一个像样的老师都应该能解释及物动词和不及物动词的区别。

    小知识

    When you're halfway, you're at the middle point of something. If you pause to catch your breath halfway up a hill, you still have half the hill left to climb.

    You can make it halfway along a marathon route, or 13 miles, and you can also make it halfway through your book before you fall asleep. You might only make it halfway through an enormous slice of cake, or halfway through math class before you start to nod off. A halfway house, originally an inn between two cities, but today it's a place where released criminals or recovered addicts can live while they get back on their feet.

    实用短语

    1. give up halfway

      半途而废,中途放弃――半途而废,前功尽弃,中道而弃

    2. halfway path

      中庸之道

    3. meet trouble halfway

      杞人忧天,自寻烦恼,翻译

    4. meet me halfway

      半路相遇,请在中途与我相遇,迎接我一半,做出让步

    5. halfway flag

      中线旗

    6. the halfway house

      中途客栈,感化院

    7. halfway couples

      半路夫妻

    8. a halfway open door

      半途中就会开启

    9. halfway junction box

      中间接线盒,中直接线盒

    常用短语

    1. give up halfway

      半途而废;中途放弃

    2. halfway house

      n. 路程之中途地点;小客栈

    3. meet halfway

      让步;妥协

    单词用法

    重要短语
    give up halfway半途而废;中途放弃
    halfway house n.路程之中途地点;小客栈
    meet halfway让步;妥协

    同义词

    adv.中途,半途,不彻底

    middle  /  apex  /  half-finished  /  in  /  at  /  the  /  midst  /  to  /  half-done  /  midpoint  /  half-over

    adv.几乎,快要

    to  /  measure  /  in  /  fairly  /  some  /  partly  /  part  /  imperfectly  /  degree  /  partially  /  a  /  nearly  /  moderately  /  almost  /  rather

    adj.半途中的,折衷的

    mid  /  medium  /  midway  /  equidistant  /  medial  /  intermediate  /  middlemost  /  midmost  /  central  /  middle

    adj.平庸的,不全面的

    partial  /  part-way  /  circumscribed  /  mediocre  /  conditioned  /  middling  /  moderate  /  limited  /  imperfect  /  incomplete

    其他释义

    half

    同根词

    词根:half

    adj.

    half一半的;不完全的;半途的

    halftime正常时间一半的

    adv.

    half一半地;部分地

    n.

    half一半;半场;半学年

    halftime中场休息;半日工作