| 单词 | half |
| 释义 | half (once / 19 pages) nadjadv When something is divided into two equal sections, half is one of the two parts. You can split a brownie in half if you want to share it with your friend. You might live half the year in Alaska and half in Florida — in this case, you spend six months, one half of a 12-month period, in each state. You can also divide food in half or save half your paycheck each week, while spending the other half. Your half brother is a sibling who shares one of your parents; you and he might have the same mother but different fathers. In Old English, half means "side" or "part." WORD FAMILYhalf: halfs, halves USAGE EXAMPLES“Life experience was only half the equation,” she writes. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Justice Department is seeking a death sentence for more than half of the 33 counts Roof was convicted of. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Nearly half of those genes were strong matches on both of the systems the lab uses to sequence patients’ DNA. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n one of two equal parts of a divisible whole half a loaf half an hour a century and one half Syn|Hypo|Hyper one-half fifty percent a half expressed as a percentage mediety, moietyone of two (approximately) equal parts common fraction, simple fraction the quotient of two integers 2n one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval Hypo|Hyper first half the first of two halves of play last half, second halfthe second of two halves of play division, part, section one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole 3adj partial gave me a half smile he did only a half job Syn incomplete, uncomplete not complete or total; not completed 4adj consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity a half chicken lasted a half hour Syn fractional constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety 5adj (of siblings) related through one parent only a half brother half sister Ant whole (of siblings) having the same parents 6adv partially or to the extent of a half he was half hidden by the bushes |
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