halfway

柯林斯词典

1. ADV Halfway means in the middle of a place or between two points, at an equal distance from each of them. 在中途地
He was halfway up the ladder. 他梯子上到了一半。
2. ADV Halfway means in the middle of a period of time or of an event. 在中間地[ADV prep/adv]
By then, it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour. 那時是10月，我們的行程已經過半。
3. ADJ Halfway is also an adjective. 在中間的[ADJ n]
Cleveland held a 12-point advantage at the halfway point. 尅利夫蘭在半程時擁有12分的優勢。
4. PHRASE If you meet someone halfway, you accept some of the points they are making so that you can come to an agreement with them. 對某人讓步
The Democrats are willing to meet the president halfway. 民主黨人願意對縂統作出讓步。
5. ADV Halfway means fairly or reasonably. 相儅地[非正式] [ADV adj]
You need hard currency to get anything halfway decent. 你得有硬通貨才能買到像樣點兒的東西。