midway
The middle; the midstThe middle; the midst.
» The church is midway between your house and mine.
Церковь находится на полпути между твоим домом и моим.
Церковь находится на полпути между вашим домом и моим.
Значение
значений: 4The middle; the midst.
A middle way or manner; a mean or middle path between extremes.
(США)The part of a fair or circus where rides, entertainments, and booths are concentrated.
(США)The widest aisle in the middle of an industrial complex (such as railroad shops or a coach yard) along which various buildings are aligned.
- 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 place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
Примеры
предложений: 10The church is midway between your house and mine.
Церковь находится на полпути между твоим домом и моим.
When Tom was midway through a sentence, the phone went dead.
Когда Том добрался до середины предложения, телефон отключился.
My son had to use the bathroom midway through the movie.
Tom is always fumbling his words, always changing what he's saying midway.
Midway through our trip we realized that we hadn't brought enough money.
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to miFrom Middle English mydwaye, mydweye, from Old English midweġ (“midway”), equivalent to mid- + way. Cognate with Dutch midweg (“midway”), Middle Low German midwech (“midway”).
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Формы
мн. число: midwaysСинонимы
синонимов: 6- 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:Battle of Midway