Word · Frequency #11446
midways
中间；中央
midways is the plural of midway.
the middle; the midst
- 1.
The middle; the midst.
中间；中央。
- 2.
the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
集市或游乐场中的娱乐区域
- 3.
A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
中间道路或方式；介于极端之间的中庸之道。
- 4.
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
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
游乐场（或集市）中的娱乐区；中庸之道；中间道路；中途岛海战（1942年6月）；中间；中央。；集市或游乐场中的娱乐区域
In use
The highlight of the county fair is always the midway, with its games and food stalls.
Children ran excitedly toward the midway, eager to try the bumper cars.
Most midways feature a Ferris wheel and several carnival games.
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。
on + the + midway
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。
a + midway
不定冠词表示泛指。
Connections
Collocations
- on the midway
- 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。
- carnival midway
- 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。
- state fair midway
- 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。
- midway rides
- 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。
- midway games
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in '-way' share the /weɪ/ pronunciation. The 'ay' is pronounced /eɪ/.
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。
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