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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

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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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.

  • 2

    A community in Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada.

  • 3

    A village in County Cork, Ireland.

  • 4

    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).

  • 7

    An area (Halfwayhouse) in Glasgow, Scotland (given grid ref NS5463, not shown on maps)

  • 8

    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.

  • 19

    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.
  • 2

    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 WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。