[count]:a place where people who have recently left a prison, mental hospital, etc., can live until they are considered ready to live by themselves(为刚出狱或离开精神病院的人设立的)过渡教习所,重返社会训练所,中途之家
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[singular]chiefly British:something that combines the qualities or features of two different things两种迥然不同事物特性的)结合体,折中
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.这辆车是家庭房车和豪华轿车的完美结合。
: a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental illness, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life
Example Sentences
The car is the perfect halfway house between a family caravan and luxury sedan.
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