资料来源 : pyDict
中途的,不彻底的,部分的半路地,在中途,在半途
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Halfway \Half"way`\, adv.
In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially;
as, he halfway yielded.
Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.
Halfway \Half"way`\, a.
Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an
intermediate point; midway.
{Halfway covenant}, a practice among the Congregational
churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of
permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox
faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership,
save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also
allowed to present their children for baptism.
{Halfway house}, an inn or place of call midway on a journey.
资料来源 : WordNet®
halfway
adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: {center(a)}, {middle(a)},
{midway}]
2: at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway
mark"
3: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
adv : at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down
the ladder when he fell" [syn: {midway}]
[also: {halfways}]