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the + midway
定冠词特指某个游乐场的中央娱乐区。
The midway was crowded with visitors.
娱乐场里挤满了游客。
中间；中央
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
中间；中央
the middle; the midst
The midway was crowded with visitors.
娱乐场里挤满了游客。
中间；中央。
The middle; the midst.
集市或游乐场中的娱乐区域
the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
中间道路或方式；介于极端之间的中庸之道。
A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
二战中途岛海战(1942年6月)；美国飞机击败了前往进攻中途岛的日本舰队
naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
The highlight of the county fair is always the midway, with its games and food stalls.
县集市的亮点总是娱乐场，那里有游戏和食品摊位。
Children ran excitedly toward the midway, eager to try the bumper cars.
孩子们兴奋地跑向娱乐场，迫不及待地想玩碰碰车。
Most midways feature a Ferris wheel and several carnival games.
大多数娱乐场都设有摩天轮和几个嘉年华游戏。
定冠词特指某个游乐场的中央娱乐区。
The midway was crowded with visitors.
娱乐场里挤满了游客。
介词短语表示地点。
They spent the afternoon on the midway playing games.
他们整个下午都在娱乐场上玩游戏。
不定冠词表示泛指。
Each carnival has a midway with various attractions.
每个嘉年华都有一个设有各种游乐设施的娱乐区。
Not this
We visited midway yesterday.
Use this
We visited the midway yesterday.
midway作为名词指游乐场中的娱乐区，是可数名词且特指某个具体的娱乐区，通常需要冠词the；中文无冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
The restaurant is at the midway of the street.
Use this
The restaurant is at the middle of the street.
midway作为名词特指游乐场中的娱乐区，不表示‘中间’或‘中点’。学习者可能误以为其意为‘中间’，但实际应用‘middle’或‘center’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在游乐场中央通道；在集市娱乐区
We spent an hour walking from ride to ride on the midway.
我们在游乐场中央通道上从一个游乐设施走到另一个，玩了一个小时。
嘉年华游乐区
The carnival midway was lined with colorful booths and food stalls.
嘉年华游乐区两旁排列着五颜六色的摊位和食品摊。
州博览会游乐场
The state fair midway is always crowded in the evening.
州博览会游乐场晚上总是很拥挤。
游乐区游乐设施
Midway rides often cost extra on top of the admission ticket.
游乐区游乐设施通常需要门票之外另付费。
游乐区游戏（集市上赢取奖品的游戏）
The kids wanted to try every midway game at the fair.
孩子们想尝试集市上每一个游乐区游戏。
发长 /eɪ/ 音 (如 day, play)
Use midway naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 midway 拆成 mid（中间）+ way（路）：游乐场里那条“中间的路”两旁全是游戏和表演，就是 midway 娱乐区。
语域：mixed 常见场景：at a fair or carnival、in historical accounts of WWII 该词的名词用法有两个义项：表示集市/游乐场中的娱乐区时，通常属于日常中性语域，多用于北美集市、嘉年华等场合；表示中途岛海战时，则作为专有名词用于较正式的历史叙述。因此整体语域混合，宜按上下文选择。
Words ending in '-way' share the /weɪ/ pronunciation. The 'ay' is pronounced /eɪ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.