midstream /ˈmɪdˌstriːm/

• 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]

  例：

  Their boat had capsized in midstream.

  他们的船在河中央翻了。

• 2. 

  ADV Midstream is also an adverb. (用作副词)在中途; 在中流

  例：

  Some of them got caught midstream by the tide.

  他们中的一些被潮水困在中央了。

• 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]

  例：

  I was cut off in midstream.

  我说到半截被打断了。

• 4. 

  ADV Midstream is also an adverb. (用作副词)在半途; 在中间 [ADV after v]

  例：

  The most difficult thing in a fast game of basketball is to change course midstream.

  在一场快节奏的篮球比赛中，最难之事莫过于中途变线了。