halfway

half·way /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ◂ $ ˌhæf-/ S3 adjectiveadj , 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 partway

halfway 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。

Examples from the Corpus

be halfway there• Construction on the civic center is halfway there.• Take your time, build up a case, establish the right relationships and you are halfway there.• The sniper got him when he was halfway there.• As I was halfway there, it opened.• Before they were halfway there the Orcs and Goblins regrouped.

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

Examples from the Corpus

halfway decent/normal/successful etc• Discs viable, a second halfway decent act was required.• And you need to be halfway decent and honest and real.• Reading about that stuff, downing really halfway decent coffee.• Sefelt has pulled back halfway normal, swelling up and down with big wet, rattling breaths.

→ 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 adjectiveadj

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BNC: 6848 COCA: 4587

halfway

Between and among: between, among, intermediate...

During a particular period of time: during, within, throughout...

Slightly, to some degree and not completely: slightly, fairly, partly...

In the middle or to the left or right: astride, central, centrally...

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