| 释义 |
●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。 |