Word · Frequency #11446
Fully loadedmidway
中途;半路;在中间
halfway between two points; in the middle
- 1.
Halfway; equidistant from either end point; in the middle between two points.
半途;距两端等距;两点之间。
半途;距两端等距;两点之间。;中途
In use
We stopped midway up the hill to catch our breath.
The meeting was held midway between the two offices.
She left midway through the movie because she found it boring.
midway through sth
midway through 后接名词或动名词,表示在某个过程或事件进行到一半时。
She stopped reading midway through the chapter.
她读到这一章中间停了下来。
midway between A and B
用于描述位置或距离时,强调与两端大致等距。
The town lies midway between the two cities.
这个小镇位于两座城市中间。
Common mistakes
We stopped at midway.We stopped midway.
midway 是副词,意思是“在中途、半路”,本身已含有地点意义,不能再作介词 at 的宾语。中文说“在途中”容易让人多加 at;删去 at,直接用副词修饰动词 stopped 即可。
Connections
Collocations
- midway through
- 在……中途;进行到一半时
- The phone rang midway through the meeting.会议进行到一半时电话响了。
- midway between
- 在……两者中间
- The town lies midway between the two cities.这个小镇位于两座城市之间。
- midway up
- 在……半腰处
- There is a small chapel midway up the hill.在山的半腰处有一座小教堂。
- midway down
- 在……大约一半的位置
- The reference is midway down the page.参考文献在这页大约一半的位置。
Idioms & figurative uses
- meet someone midway
- 半路相见;互相让步,各让一步We both need to meet each other midway on this deal.这笔交易我们双方都需要各让一步。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把midway拆成mid-(中间)+way(路),想象一条路走到正中间,距两端一样远,就是“半途”。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:spatial location、time duration、process narration midway 作为副词表示“在中途”,多用于说明空间位置、时间进度或事情进程,语气中性,正式与非正式场合都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
在给出的读音 /ˈmɪˌdweɪ/ 中,way、away、subway、highway 都以 /weɪ/ 结尾,与 midway 的尾部读音相同;midnight、midday 只有开头的 /mɪd/ 与 midway 相同,但结尾读音不同,拼写相似并不等于同韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.