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halfway adjective /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ [usually before noun]- at an equal distance between two points; in the middle of a period of time在…的中间；在中途；到一半
- I got the ball on the halfway line.我在中途拿到了球。
- part of the way towards doing or achieving something部分地做（或达到）…
- the halfway point/stage中间点／阶段
halfway adverb /ˌhɑːfˈweɪ/ /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ Idioms at an equal distance between two points; in the middle of a period of time在…的中间；在中途；到一半- It's about halfway between London and Bristol.它大约位于伦敦和布里斯托尔的中间。
- He left halfway through the ceremony.他在仪式进行到一半时离开了。
- I'm afraid we're not even halfway there yet.恐怕我们连一半的路都还没走完。
halfway to/towards (doing) something part of the way towards doing or achieving something部分地做（或达到）…- This only goes halfway to explaining what really happened.这只是部分地解释了实际发生的事。
- halfway decent (informal) fairly, but not very, good还不错的；过得去的
- Any halfway decent map will give you that information.任何一张还算像样的地图都能提供那些信息。
Idioms - to reach an agreement with somebody by giving them part of what they want和某人妥协；对某人作出让步
- If he was prepared to apologize, the least she could do was meet him halfway and accept some of the blame.如果他准备道歉，她至少可以做的是和他妥协，接受一些指责。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2
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