midway
英['m?dwe?;m?d'we?]
美['m?d'we]
- n. 中途；娛樂場
- adj. 中途的
- adv. 中途
英文詞源
- midway (n.)
- Old English mid-weg "the middle of a way or distance;" see mid + way (n.). Meaning "central avenue of a fairground" is first recorded 1893, American English, in reference to the Midway Plaisance of the Worlds Columbian Exposition held that year in Chicago. The Pacific island group so called for being midway between America and Asia. As an adverb from late Old English.
雙語例句
- 1. The studio is midway between his aunt's old home and his cottage.
- 工作室就在從他姑姑的老宅到他的小屋的中途。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He returned midway through the afternoon.
- 他下午三四點時返回了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He crashed midway through the race.
- 他在比賽中途撞車了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The goal was scored midway through the first half.
- 上半場中段時攻進一球。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. When he's midway through, he ticked over.
- 他講到一半, 就支支吾吾起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》