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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
halfway
▪ I. half·way [halfway] BrE [ˌhɑːfˈweɪ] NAmE [ˌhæfˈweɪ] adverb
1. at an equal distance between two points; in the middle of a period of time
•It's about halfway between London and Bristol.
•He left halfway through the ceremony.
•I'm afraid we're not even halfway there yet.
2. ~ to/towards sth | ~ to/towards doing sth part of the way towards doing or achieving sth
•This only goes halfway to explaining what really happened.
3. ~ decent (informal)fairly, but not very, good
•Any halfway decent map will give you that information.
see meet sb halfway at ↑meet v.
▪ II. half·way adjective
•the halfway point/stage
Main entry: ↑halfwayderived
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