midstream

midstream
noun
  1. [mass noun]the middle of a stream or river
    (溪或河)中流
    the ferry was moving out into midstream.
    渡船开行驶向中流。
adjective
  1. (Medicine)(of urine) passed in the middle part of an act of urinating
    (医)(小便)排至一半的
常用词组
in midstream
  1. in the middle of a stream or river
    在中流
    ■(figurative)(of an activity or process, especially one that is interrupted) part-way through its course
    (喻)(尤指被中断的活动、过程)中途的;半途的
    our conversation was interrupted in midstream.
    我们谈到一半时被打断了。
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