half
柯林斯词典
1. FRACTION Halfof a number, an amount, or an object is one of two equal parts that together make up the whole number, amount, or object. 一半
She wore a diamond ring worth half a million dollars. 她戴了一枚价值50万美元的钻戒。
More than half of all U.S. households are heated with natural gas. 超过半数的美国家庭用天然气供暖。
2. PREDET Half is also a predeterminer. 半
We just sat and talked for half an hour or so. 我们只是坐着谈了半小时左右。
They had only received half the money promised. 他们只收到了一半当初承诺的钱。
3. ADJ Half is also an adjective. 一半的[ADJ n]
...a half measure of fresh lemon juice. …半量杯的新鲜柠檬汁。
4. ADV You use half to say that something is only partly the case or happens to only a limited extent. 部分地; 有点儿
His eyes were half closed. 他的双眼半闭着。
His refrigerator frequently looked half empty. 他的冰箱经常看上去有点儿空。
5. N-COUNT In games such as football, American football, rugby, and basketball, games are divided into two equal periods of time which are called halves. (球赛的) 半场
The only goal was scored by Jakobsen early in the second half. 这惟一的进球是雅各布森在下半场开始不久打进的。
6. ADV You use half to say that someone has parents of different nationalities. For example, if you are half German, one of your parents is German but the other is not. 一半…血统地[ADV adj]
She was half Italian and half English. 她是一半意大利一半英国血统。
7. PHRASE You use half past to refer to a time that is thirty minutes after a particular hour. …点半
"What time were you planning lunch?"—"Half past twelve, if that's convenient."
“你打算什么时间吃午饭？”—“12:30，如果方便的话。”
8. ADV You can use half before an adjective describing an extreme quality, as a way of emphasizing and exaggerating something. 半…的[非正式] [ADV adj]
He felt half dead with tiredness. 他感觉累得半死。
9. PREDET Half can also be used in this way with a noun referring to a long period of time or a large quantity. 半…的
I thought about you half the night. 我想了你半夜。
10. ADV You use not half to emphasize a negative quality that someone has. 一点儿也不[强调]
You're not half the man you think you are. 你一点儿也不是你自认为的那种男人。
11. PHRASE If two people go halves, they divide the cost of something equally between them. 分摊费用
She went halves on gas. 她分摊了煤气费用。
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half /hɑːf/ (halves/ˈhɑːvz/)
剑桥词典
- either of the two equal or nearly equal parts that together make up a whole
- 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 .
一半，半个
"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。
Cut the apple in half/into halves (= into two equal parts ). 把这个苹果切成两半。
My little brother is half as tall as me/half my height . 我弟弟有我一半高。
half a dozen (= six) eggs 半打鸡蛋
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。
She was born in the latter half of the 18th century . 她生于18世纪后半叶。
The recipe tells you to use a pound and a half of butter . 菜谱上说要用1.5磅黄油。
B2 informal
a lot
大量，许多
She 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。
I don't even know where she is half (of) the time . 很多情况下我甚至都不知道她在哪儿。
half past
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。
UK informal I'll meet you at half seven (= half past seven). 我会在7点半见你。
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 halves informal
to divide the cost of something with someone
（与某人）分摊费用
Shall we go halves on a bottle of champagne ? 我们合买一瓶香槟好吗？
I'll go halves with you on a bottle of champagne . 我将与你合买一瓶香槟。
half and half
equal amounts of two different things
（两种东西）数量相等
You can use just sugar , just honey , or half and half. 你可以只用糖，或者只用蜂蜜，或者一半糖一半蜂蜜。
也见 half-and-half
half as much again
50 percent more of the existing number or amount
多一半
例句
习语
be half the battlebe half the dancer, writer, etc. you used to be
given half a/the chance
how the other half lives
not do things by halves
not half
not half as
not know the half of it
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