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halve (obj)HhB:v, $hAvvIf you halve something you reduce it by half or divide it into two equal pieces.减半，对半分，二等分In the past eight years, the elephant population in Africa has been halved. [T]在过去的8年里，非洲的大象数量减少了一半。Hydrofoils run instead of ferries on some routes, halving the journey time but doubling the cost. [T]水翼船代替摆渡船在一些路线上行驶，将航程时间缩短了一半，但费用却增加了一倍。Her jail sentence was halved after her case went to the appeal court. [T]她的案子诉至上诉法庭后刑期缩短为原来的一半。The potatoes will cook more quickly if you halve them before you put them in the oven. [T]如果你在把土豆放进烤箱前把它们一切两半，它们就会更快地被烤熟。If something halves, it is reduced by half.减半Their profits have halved in the past six months. [I]他们的利润在过去6个月里已下降了一半。
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