halfway
gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2
Английски
~ 1800
félúton, félig, részben, valaminek a felénél tart, félkész, félmunka, részleges
A2
1
félúton
B1
Модел на употреба:
[someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city center.
A szálloda félúton van a repülőtér és a belváros között.
We stopped for lunch when we were halfway through our journey.
Félúton megálltunk ebédelni.
The park is about halfway down the street.
Примери за учащи
The school is halfway between my house and the shop.
Az iskola félúton van a házam és a bolt között.
We are halfway to the beach now.
Most félúton vagyunk a strand felé.
The bus stop is halfway down the road.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
Значение
At the middle point between two places
Колокации
halfway point
|halfway mark
|halfway between
Синоними
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
Антоними
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
Теми
daily life
|travel
|space
Определение
In the middle between two places or points.
At a point that is equally distant from two ends or two places.
A2
2
Модел на употреба:
to be halfway [through something]
I'm only halfway through the book.
Még csak a könyv felénél tartok.
She was halfway convinced by his argument.
Az érvelése részben meggyőzte.
They are halfway finished with the project.
Примери за учащи
I am halfway through my homework.
A házi feladatom felénél tartok.
We are halfway done with dinner.
Már félig végeztünk a vacsorával.
He is halfway finished with painting the wall.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
Значение
Partly but not completely done or true
Колокации
halfway done
|halfway finished
|halfway through
Синоними
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
Антоними
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Определение
Partly, but not fully or completely.
To an extent that is in the middle between two extremes, especially between not at all and completely.
B1
3
Модел на употреба:
a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
It was just a halfway solution to a serious problem.
Ez csak részleges megoldást jelentett egy súlyos problémára.
Don't do a halfway job on this project.
Ne végezz félmunkát ezen a projekten.
The reforms were criticized as being only halfway measures.
Примери за учащи
This is a halfway plan to fix the car.
Ez még csak egy félkész terv az autó megjavítására.
He gave a halfway answer to my question.
Csak részleges választ adott a kérdésemre.
They made a halfway effort to clean the room.
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
Значение
Only partly complete or developed
Колокации
halfway measure
|halfway solution
|halfway effort
Синоними
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
Антоними
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
Теми
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Определение
Not finished or not fully done.
Only partially completed, developed, or committed.
Граматика
Речникова форма
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
Срички и ударение
halfway (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
Форми на думата
Adjective
- Base: halfway
Семейство думи
Изрази
go halfway to doing something
1/ɡˈoʊ hˈæfwˈeɪ tə dˈuɪŋ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
Do part of what is needed to achieve something
To do part but not everything needed to finish something.
Примери
- This new policy goes halfway to solving the problem.
- Their plan only goes halfway to meeting our needs.
halfway house
1/hˈæfwˈeɪ hˈaʊs/
fixed phrase
Residence for people in transition
A place where people live for a time when they are moving from prison or treatment back to normal life.
Примери
- After rehab, he spent six months in a halfway house.
- The city opened a new halfway house for former prisoners.
meet someone halfway
1/mˈit sˈʌmwˌʌn hˈæfwˈeɪ/
idiom
Compromise with someone
To agree to give up part of what you want so that you and another person can agree.
Примери
- If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
- They refused to meet us halfway on the price.