
英:/'ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ 美:/'ˌhæfˈweɪ/
到一半
CET4,CET6,IELTS
adv. 到一半;在中途
adj. 中途的;不彻底的
I didn't get anything halfway decent at the flea market.
我在跳蚤市场没买到一点像样的东西。
The game is in the halfway point of the season.
比赛已经进入赛季的半程了。
He left halfway through the wedding.
婚礼进行到一半他就走了。
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
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
Sherry dropped her literature class halfway through the semester.
Sherry这学期上到一半就退了她的文学课。
The plot was painfully predictable and nearly a third of the au***nce fell asleep halfway through.
故事情节毫无悬念,近三分之一的观众中途睡着了。
I got halfway to my office when I realized that I’d left my documents at home.
我马上就要到办公室了,这时我发现,我把文件落在了家里的。
A: Aren't you a fully certified lifeguard? B: Not quite. I'm only halfway there.
A:你不是经认证合格的救生员嘛?B:还不是,还差得远。
He dislikes quitting halfway and tries his best to do everything all the way through.
他不喜欢中途放弃,所以他不管做什么总是坚持到底。
Halfway through the marathon, you might feel like you've hit a wall, but you will eventually break through the resistance.
马拉松跑到半程,你会感觉自己好像撞上了一堵墙,但是你最终能够突破阻碍。
Honestly, I’m halfway there. But have you heard about these anti-addiction features that tech giants like Google are rolling out?
老实说,我已经快了。哎,你听说过像谷歌这样的科技巨头正在推出防沉迷功能吗?
I'm afraid we're not even halfway there yet.
恐怕我们连一半的路都还没走完。
Halfway down the cigarette she had a fit of coughing.
烟抽到一半时,她一阵咳嗽。
Halfway through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in.
这一章我读到一半才意识到我根本没有看懂。
I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.
我决定要粉刷浴室天花板,但干了一半就筋疲力尽了。
The car broke down on the halfway.
车在半路坏了。
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
adj.|intermediary/inexhaustive;中途的;不彻底的
halfway(副词/形容词)指在两点之间的中间位置、时间点或程度状态,强调未完成但已达成部分进程的含义。以下是详细解析:
空间位置
表示物理距离的中点,如两地之间的中途位置。
例:The petrol station ishalfway between London and Oxford.(加油站位于伦敦和牛津的中间位置。)
时间或进程
指事件进行到一半的阶段,或目标完成50%的状态。
例:She gave uphalfway through the race.(她在比赛进行到一半时放弃了。)
抽象概念
用于描述妥协、折中方案,即双方各退一步。
例:Meeting each otherhalfway resolved the conflict.(双方各退一步解决了冲突。)
在起点和终点之间;部分完成(某事)。
处于中间点;不完整但已取得部分进展。
字面或比喻意义上的“中途”,源自中古英语 half wey(半程)。
副词用法
形容词用法
源自14世纪中古英语 half wey,由 half(一半)与 way(路径)复合而成,最初仅表空间概念,后扩展至时间与抽象场景。
Management agreed tomeet the union halfway.(管理层同意与工会各退一步。)
He lefthalfway through the meeting.(会议开到一半他就离开了。)
参考资料:
“halfway” 是一个常用词,既可作形容词也可作副词,核心含义是“中途的/地;部分的/地”,具体用法如下:
通过具体语境,“halfway” 可灵活表达位置、进度或程度的中间状态,既可用于具体场景,也可描述抽象概念。
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