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●a ˌhalfway ˈhouse1. a place where prisoners, mental patients, etc. can stay for a short time after leaving a prison or hospital, before they start to live on their own again (为出狱者或出院的精神病人而设的)重返社会训练所,中途之家,过渡宿舍◆We’re opening several halfway houses for people who’ve been in this hospital. 我们打算为这家医院里的病人开几家过渡疗养所。2. something that combines the features of two plans, wishes, etc. 折中方案;妥协办法◆We really wanted to build a completely new hospital, but we didn’t have the money, so this extension is a kind of halfway house. 我们本来很想建一所全新的医院,但是没钱,所以扩建算是折中方案吧。 ORIGIN A halfway house was originally a place such as an inn (= a pub where you can stay the night) that was halfway between two places, or in the middle of a journey. * halfway house 原指两地之间或旅程半途中歇脚的客栈或类似场所。 |