half‧way S3 / hɑfweɪ◂ $ hæf- / 形容词 , 副词

1 at a middle point in space or time between two things 同义词 partway

halfway through/up/down/between etc

He chased Kevin halfway up the stairs.

It was a terrible film – I left halfway through.

traffic queues stretching back halfway to London

the halfway stage/mark/point

They’ve just reached the halfway stage of the project.

2 be halfway there to have done something that will allow you to achieve something else :

Establish the right relationships at work and you’re halfway there.

3 be/come/go halfway to doing something to achieve something partly but not completely :

We’re still only halfway to finishing the job.

4 halfway decent/normal/successful etc informal reasonably good, normal, successful etc :

the only halfway decent hotel here

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