halfway
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++half·way /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/ ●●○ S3 adjective, adverb 1 MIDDLEat a middle point in space or time between two things 〔空间或时间的〕中间(的)，半途(的) SYN partwayhalfway through/up/down/between etc He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs. 他追凯文一直追到楼梯的中间。 It was a terrible film – I left halfway through. 这部电影太烂，我看到一半就离场了。 traffic queues stretching back halfway to London 中途停滞、一路排到伦敦的汽车长龙the halfway stage/mark/point They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project. 此项目他们刚刚进行到一半。2 be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else 成功了一半 Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there. 在工作中建立恰当的人际关系，你就成功了一半。3 be/come/go halfway to doing something PARTLYto achieve something partly but not completely 完成某事的一半 We’re still only halfway to finishing the job. 我们离完成工作还有一半进程呢。4 halfway decent/normal/successful etc informalGOOD ENOUGH reasonably good, normal, successful etc 还算体面/正常/成功等 the only halfway decent hotel here 这里唯一一家还算体面的宾馆 → meet somebody halfway at meet1(19)
Examples from the Corpus
halfway• It's halfway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.• I filled my glass only halfway with orange juice.halfway through/up/down/between etc• However, a change in the air conditioning design halfway through construction opened part of the attic space to the air conditioning.• Try to give the impression you are halfway through doing a domestic chore.• He always wore a tie, but his ties never seemed to reach more than halfway down his yellow shirts.• For the most part students receive an hour of each subject, changing rooms and teachers halfway through the period.• I grew my sideburns again, halfway down the side of my ears.• The potholes go halfway up the tire.• He'd been discovered by fishermen on the Plage des Basques about halfway between the Villa des Lilas and the town.• He hoped she wouldn't turn fickle when he was halfway up the wall.half·way adjectiveChineseSyllable
a in Corpus at space middle point or time
halfway
half‧way S3 /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/
adjective, adverb
1. at a middle point in space or time between two things
SYN partway
halfway through/up/down/between etc
He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.
It was a terrible film – I left halfway through.
traffic queues stretching back halfway to London
the halfway stage/mark/point
They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project.
2. be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else:
Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there.
3. be/come/go halfway to doing something to achieve something partly but not completely:
We’re still only halfway to finishing the job.
4. halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal reasonably good, normal, successful etc:
the only halfway decent hotel here
⇨ meet somebody halfway at meet1(19)
half‧way S3 /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/
adjective, adverb1. at a middle point in space or time between two things
SYN partway
halfway through/up/down/between etc
the halfway stage/mark/point
2. be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else:
3. be/come/go halfway to doing something to achieve something partly but not completely:
4. halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal reasonably good, normal, successful etc:
⇨ meet somebody halfway at meet1(19)
