midstream

柯林斯词典

1. N-UNCOUNT Someone or something that is in midstream is in the middle of a river, where the current is strongest. 河流正中[oft 'in' N]
Their boat had capsized in midstream. 他們的船在河中央繙了。
2. ADV Midstream is also an adverb. (用作副詞)在中途; 在中流
Some of them got caught midstream by the tide. 他們中的一些被潮水睏在中央了。
3. N-UNCOUNT If someone who has been doing something such as talking stops or pauses in midstream, they stop doing it, often before continuing. 半途; 半路; 一半[oft 'in' N]
I was cut off in midstream. 我說到半截被打斷了。
4. ADV Midstream is also an adverb. (用作副詞)在半途; 在中間[ADV after v]
The most difficult thing in a fast game of basketball is to change course midstream. 在一場快節奏的籃球比賽中，最難之事莫過於中途變線了。