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halfway houseBrE /ˌhɑːfweɪ ˈhaʊs/NAmE /ˌhæfweɪ ˈhaʊs/ noun [sing.] (BrE) something that combines the features of two very different things （两种迥然不同的事物特征的）折中，妥协 [C] 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） |