- halfway house (towards something)
the point in the middle of a process or the development of something (两种迥然不同的事物特征的)折中,妥协 Campaigners argued the plan was a halfway house towards privatization. 活动家们认为该计划是私有化的中途站。
- [singular] halfway house (between A and B) (British English)
something that combines the features of two different things, as a compromise between them (两种迥然不同的事物特征的)折中,妥协 It's a sort of halfway house between a large estate car and a full-size four-by-four. 这是一种介于大型房车和四乘四全尺寸房车之间的过渡房。
- [countable]
a place where prisoners, patients with mental health problems, etc. can stay for a short time after leaving a prison or hospital, before they start to live on their own again 重返社会训练所,中途之家, 中途宿舍 (为出狱者及离开精神病院的病人而设)a halfway house for prisoners returning to society 为囚犯重返社会所设的过渡场所