| 词汇 | half |
| 释义 | half noun, pronoun, predeterminer, adjective, adverb uk /hɑːf/ us /hæf/ A2 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole: 一半，半个 half of"What's half of 96?" "48."“96的一半是多少？”“48。” Roughly half (of) the class are Spanish and the others are a mixture of nationalities.班上大约有一半是西班牙人，其余的则来自各个国家。 in halfCut the apple in half (= into two equal parts). into halvesCut the larger tomatoes into halves. The recipe tells you to use a pound and a half of butter.菜谱上说要用1.5磅黄油。 She was born in the latter half of the 18th century.她生于18世纪后半叶。 Half of me would just like to give it all up and travel around the world (= partly I would like to, but partly I would not).我有些想抛开一切去周游世界。 See also half a dozen B2informal a lot: 许多;相当多 half ofShe invited a lot of people to the party but half of them didn't turn up.她邀请了很多人来参加聚会，但许多人都没有来。 half the timeI don't even know where she is half the time. half past A1(also UKinformalhalf) Half past a particular hour is 30 minutes later than that hour: …点半 I'll meet you at half past nine (= 09.30 or 21.30).我会在9点半见你。 B1 only partly: 部分地，在某种程度上 He answered the door half naked.他半裸着去开门。 I was half expecting to see her at the party.我有点盼望在聚会上见到她。 I'm half inclined to take the job just because it's in Argentina.我有点倾向于接受这份工作只因为它是在阿根廷。 He was being funny but I think he was half serious.他表现得像在开玩笑，但我认为他是半当真的。 The bottle's half empty.那个瓶子是半空的。 go halvesinformal to divide the cost of something with someone: （与某人）分摊费用 go halves onShall we go halves on a bottle of champagne?我们合买一瓶香槟好吗？ half and half equal amounts of two different things: （两种东西）数量相等 The waste is mixed half and half with reclaimed wood and turned into decking. half as much, many, long, etc. approximately 50 percent less than the size or amount of something else: They had about half as many applications as they did four years ago. half as much, many, long, etc. again approximately 50 percent more than the existing number or amount: Last year, we raised almost £15,000. This year we raised about half as much again. There were some tense moments in the second half of the game.比赛的下半场有几次紧张的局面。 It tastes exactly the same as the real thing, but it has half the fat. The exam lasted an hour and a half.考试持续了一个半小时。 Two halves make a whole.两个一半构成一个整体。 Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment.他那篇演讲用了一半多的篇幅讨论失业问题。 Fractions complex fraction compound fraction deci- denominator eighth eightieth fortieth fraction in mixed fraction ninth proper fraction seventeenth seventh seventieth sixteenth sixtieth tenth thirteenth thirtieth You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Large in number or quantity Incomplete GrammarHalf as a noun … Half as an adjective … Half A half is one of two equal parts of something: … Half in noun phrases We can use half and half of before nouns with the definite article (the), possessives (my, your) and demonstratives (this, that): … Half as an adverb We can use half as an adverb which means ‘not completely’, ‘partly’: … Idiomsbe half the battle be half the dancer, writer, etc. you used to be given half a/the chance half as good, well, talented, etc. how the other half lives not do things by halves not half not half as not know the half of it that was a game, meal, walk, etc. and a half! half noun[ C ] uk /hɑːf/ us /hæf/pluralhalvesuk /hɑːvz/ us /hævz/ halfnoun[C] (SPORT)first/second half either of two periods of time into which a game is divided: （比赛的）上／下半场 He has only made one NFL start and was pulled out after an ineffective first half. in team sports, either of the two halves into which the playing area is divided: His attacking instincts often find him playing in the opposition's half. A long kick allowed Bath to break into the Bristol half. We're giving away too many silly fouls, especially in our own half. in team sports such as football, rugby, and hockey, a player who plays mostly in the middle of the playing area: They have two young halves, who will only get better. The halves played close in front of the defending centre-half. in golf, a score for a hole that is the same as your opponent's score: She holed from six feet for a half at the seventeenth. It was only with an 18-inch putt for a half at the 15th that he claimed the match, and his team's victory. Surfaces on which sports take place 18-yard box astroturf backstretch bound canvas diamond goal line gridiron ground staff hard court midfield MUGA near post off his/her lineidiom out of boundsidiom ring rink sideline skatepark surface You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: General terms used in ball sports Golf halfnoun[C] (DRINK)UKinformal half a pint of a drink, especially beer: （尤指啤酒）半品脱 A pint of lager and two halves, please.来份一品脱的拉格啤酒和两份半品脱的。 Alcohol - general words alcoholic alcopop Angostura aperitif bevvy booze intoxicant juice kick libation liquid lunch liquor pre-drinking predrinks pregaming preload preloading specific gravity usual vinosity halfnoun[C] (TICKET)UK a ticket that is cheaper because it is for a child: （儿童的）半票 Two (adults) and three halves to Manchester, please.买两张去曼彻斯特的成人票和三张儿童半票。 Tickets accommodation apex boarding pass bus pass coach class e-ticket Oyster card pass railcard rain check return fare return ticket round fare round-trip ticket standby subscription supersaver ticketing timed ticket transfer GrammarHalf as a noun … Half as an adjective … Half A half is one of two equal parts of something: … Half in noun phrases We can use half and half of before nouns with the definite article (the), possessives (my, your) and demonstratives (this, that): … Half as an adverb We can use half as an adverb which means ‘not completely’, ‘partly’: … half | American Dictionaryhalf pronoun, noun[ C/U ] us/hæf/pluralhalvesus/hævz/ either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole: [ U ]Half of 12 is 6. [ U ]Half (of) the students are Spanish. [ U ]Cut the apple in half (= into two equal parts). [ C ]The recipe calls for a pound and a half of potatoes. In sports, a half is one of two equal periods of play, often with a short pause for rest between them. Idiomhalf the battle half adjective, adverb[ not gradable ] us/hæf/ referring to either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole: Each talk should last about a half hour/half an hour (= 30 minutes). We need half a dozen (= six) eggs. Half also means partly or not completely: She was still sleepy and only half aware of what was happening. I half expected (= almost expected) to see her at the party. Examples of halfhalf Half-tone illustrations, requiring art paper plates, will be accepted in special circumstances. The act of oviposition was very quick, often lasting less than half a second. The top half of the students was allocated to the key class and the poorer half to the ordinary one. It may be avoided by replacing the vortex half-line by a narrow vortex cone. More than half of the self-harvesters reported 'trying something new' at their subplots. About half reported an on-site in-patient unit with an average number of 17 beds (range 1-38). The patients reported that they did not find the use of the assessment sheet a burden, and more than half reported that it was useful. A year and a half after the constitution came into being, more than fifty political parties had emerged. By then, over half the former division members were dead, and the average age of the 117 surviving members was seventy-three years. The story is told that there are two personalities among psychologists, optimists and pessimists, who see the glass as half full or half empty, respectively. Half of the participants took one form of the task and the other half took the other form. The decline in residence with children was most rapid during the period from 1940 to 1980, when more than half the total change took place. If timber price were to fall by a third, then benefits are still comparable to half the proceeds of logging being invested. The trajectories of two group of dipoles located every half wavelength apart in the vertical are nonetheless clearly visible. Roughly half of the measured trajectories are without this instability. See all examples of half These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withhalfhalfThese are words often used in combination with half. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. eastern half It left striated outcrops and extensive moraines on the easternhalf of the island. front half Suturing the fronthalf of a mule onto the hindquarters of an ox does not create a functional beast of burden. half of season Second halfofseason was much better. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with half |
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