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midway

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mid·way /ˌmɪdˈweɪ◂ $ ˈmɪdweɪ/ ●○○ adjective, adverb  1 MIDDLEbetween two places, and the same distance from each of them 在中途(的),在半路(的);在中间(的) SYN halfwaymidway between The city is midway between Edinburgh and London. 这座城市位于爱丁堡和伦敦中间。2 MIDDLEwhen half a period of time has passed 〔一段时间〕在中间(的),到一半(的) SYN halfwaymidway through Leeds scored midway through the first half. 利兹队在上半场进行到一半时得分。
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midway throughShepherd scored six points midway through the second half of the game.
nMid·way1 /ˈmɪdweɪ/  ntwo small islands in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Honolulu, used as a US military base. There was an important sea and air battle there in 1942 called the Battle of Midway.nMidway2  nan airport in Chicago, Illinois, used mostly for flights within the US
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midway
midway /ˌmɪdˈweɪ◂ $ ˈmɪdweɪ/ adjective, adverb
 Word Family: noun: way, subway; adverb: midway, way; adjective: midway
1. between two places, and the same distance from each of them
   SYN  halfway
    midway between
    The city is midway between Edinburgh and London.
2. when half a period of time has passed
   SYN  halfway
    midway through
    Leeds scored midway through the first half.


Midway
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Midway1 /ˈmɪdweɪ/
two small islands in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Honolulu, used as a US military base. There was an important sea and air battle there in 1942 called the Battle of Midway.

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Midway2
an airport in Chicago, Illinois, used mostly for flights within the US


mid·wayBrE /ˌmɪdˈweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌmɪdˈweɪ/ 🔊 adverbin the middle of a period of time; between two places 在(时间的)中途;在两地之间 SYN halfway The goal was scored midway through the first half. 上半场中段时攻进一球。🔊🔊 mid·way adjectiveto reach the midway point到达中间点