英语

halfway

gb/hˈæfwˈeɪ/ us/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
A2 英语
~ 1800
义项
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adverb A2 relation
1

At the middle point between two places

In the middle between two places or points.

用法模式: [someone/something] is halfway [between X and Y]
常见错误:
Learners sometimes confuse 'halfway' with 'half', using 'half' alone when they mean 'halfway'.
近义词
midway (More formal or literary, but same physical meaning.)
反义词
end (Refers to the farthest point rather than the middle.)
搭配
halfway point |halfway mark |halfway between
主题
daily life |travel |space
例句
  • The hotel is halfway between the airport and the city center.
  • We stopped for lunch when we were halfway through our journey.
  • The park is about halfway down the street.
学习者例句
  • The school is halfway between my house and the shop.
  • We are halfway to the beach now.
  • The bus stop is halfway down the road.
adverb A2 relation
2

Partly but not completely done or true

Partly, but not fully or completely.

用法模式: to be halfway [through something]
常见错误:
Learners sometimes use 'middle' incorrectly instead of 'halfway' for progress in tasks.
近义词
partially (Formal synonym meaning 'in part', less colloquial.)
反义词
completely (Means fully done or at the end, opposite of partial.)
搭配
halfway done |halfway finished |halfway through
主题
daily life |core_vocabulary
例句
  • I'm only halfway through the book.
  • She was halfway convinced by his argument.
  • They are halfway finished with the project.
学习者例句
  • I am halfway through my homework.
  • We are halfway done with dinner.
  • He is halfway finished with painting the wall.
adjective B1 property
3

Only partly complete or developed

Not finished or not fully done.

用法模式: a halfway [measure/solution/effort]
常见错误:
Learners may confuse this with meaning 'in the middle', but here it means 'partial'.
近义词
incomplete (Neutral term for not finished, without implying low quality.)
反义词
thorough (Implies full and complete in detail, opposite of partial.)
搭配
halfway measure |halfway solution |halfway effort
主题
daily life |core_vocabulary
例句
  • It was just a halfway solution to a serious problem.
  • Don't do a halfway job on this project.
  • The reforms were criticized as being only halfway measures.
学习者例句
  • This is a halfway plan to fix the car.
  • He gave a halfway answer to my question.
  • They made a halfway effort to clean the room.
语法
词典原形
halfway
IPA
GB/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
US/hˈæfwˈeɪ/
音节与重音
halfway (1 个音节)
Stress on 1st syllable (halfway)
词形变化
Adjective
  • Base: halfway
词族
Core family
half noun A1 halve verb
Negative and opposite forms
whole adjective A2
相关表达

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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • 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.

例句
  • If you meet me halfway, we can finish this deal today.
  • They refused to meet us halfway on the price.

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