| 单词 | half |
| 释义 | half —half /hɑːf/ aep /hæf/ noun [C] (PLURAL halves) (SPORT) first/second half► F0 either of two periods of time into which a game is dividedThesaurus+: ↑Parts and stages of competitionsnoun [C] (PLURAL halves) UK INFORMAL (DRINK) ► F0 half a pint of a drink, especially beer: » A pint of lager and two halves, please.Thesaurus+: ↑Alcohol - general wordsnoun [C] (PLURAL halves) UK (TICKET) ► F0 a ticket that is cheaper because it is for a child: » Two adults and three halves to Manchester, please.Thesaurus+: ↑Ticketsnoun pronoun, predeterminer, adjective, adverb A2 either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole: » "What's half of 96?" "48."» Roughly half (of) the class are Spanish and the others are a mixture of nationalities.» Cut the apple in half/into halves (= into two equal parts).» My little brother is half as tall as me/half my height.» half a dozen (= six) eggs» 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).» She was born in the latter half of the 18th century.» The recipe tells you to use a pound and a half of butter.Thesaurus+: ↑FractionsB2 INFORMAL a lot: » She invited a lot of people to the party but half of them didn't turn up.» I don't even know where she is half (of) the time.Thesaurus+: ↑Large in number or quantityhalf pastA1 Half past a particular hour is 30 minutes later than that hour: » I'll meet you at half past nine (= 09.30 or 21.30).» UK INFORMAL I'll meet you at half seven (= half past seven).Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of dayB1 only partly: » He answered the door half naked.» I was half expecting to see her at the party.» I'm half inclined to take the job just because it's in London.» He was being funny but I think he was half serious.» The bottle's half empty.Thesaurus+: ↑Incompletego halves INFORMALF0 to divide the cost of something with someone: » Shall we go halves on a bottle of champagne?» I'll go halves with you on a bottle of champagne.Thesaurus+: ↑Sharinghalf and halfF0 equal amounts of two different things: » "Do you use milk or cream in the recipe?" "Half and half."Thesaurus+: ↑Fractionshalf as much again (US ALSO half again as much)F0 50 percent more of the existing number or amount Thesaurus+: ↑Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division , ↑Calculations and calculating• • • Extra Examples:» There were some tense moments in the second half of the game.» It tastes exactly the same as the real thing, but it has half the fat.» The exam lasted an hour and a half.» Two halves make a whole.» Over half his speech was devoted to the issue of unemployment. |
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