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Halfway means at the middle point of a distance, a time, or a process — not fully there, but not at the start either. The phrase 'meet someone halfway' means to compromise, with each side giving up a little.
中途的、一半
組成Simply half + way joined together.
原始詞典資料22 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Halfwayname
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A community in Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.
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A village in County Cork, Ireland.
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A hamlet in Welford parish, West Berkshire district, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU4068).
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An outer suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4381).
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A hamlet (Halfway Houses) in Upton Scudamore parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8748).
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An area (Halfwayhouse) in Glasgow, Scotland (given grid ref NS5463, not shown on maps)
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A suburb of Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS6559).
另外 11 個記錄的用法
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A hamlet in Talley community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN6430).
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A suburb of Llanelli, Carmarthenshire (OS grid ref SN5200).
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An unincorporated community in Allen County, Kentucky, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky.
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A former unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky.
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Two former unincorporated communities in Williamson County, Illinois, United States.
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A census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States.
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A village in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
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A small town in Baker County, Oregon, United States.
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An unincorporated hamlet in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.
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An unincorporated community in Sublette County, Wyoming, United States.
halfwayadv/ˌhæfˈweɪ/
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Half of the way between two points.
- I was already halfway home when I missed my keyring.
- One day has gone by and she's already halfway through the book.
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Moderately; somewhat.
- a halfway decent place to sleep
halfwayadj/ˌhæfˈweɪ/
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Middle; midway; being in the middle of the way or distance.
- John blacked out at the halfway point of the marathon.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。