单词 | half |
释义 | half¹ 1.+of amount, object半;一半 The bridge was rebuilt in two halves.大桥一分为二进行重建。 the two halves of the brain大脑的两半球 2.(in numbers, measurements)半;二分之一 He's two and a half now.他现在两岁半了。 I paid two and a half thousand pounds.我付了2,500英镑。 a week and a half一周半 3.half past (in expressions of time)…点半 I think I got there about four and left about half past.我想我到那儿时大约4点, 离开时大约4点半。 It's half past three.现在3点半。 4.<英,非正式>(half past)半点 We close at half two.我们两点半关门。 5.【金融】+of year半年 the first half of the year上半年 6.【戏剧】+of play, performance半场 at the end of the second half在下半场的末尾 7.【体】+of match半场;半时;半局 the first half上半场 the second half下半场 8.【体】<英>+of sports ground(运动场的)半场 9.<英,过时>(child's ticket)(汽车、火车等的)半价票, 半票 A half to York, please.买一张去约克郡的半价票。 10.<英,口>(half pint)(尤指啤酒的)半品脱 I'll have a half of lager.我要半品脱窖藏啤酒。 11.<苏格兰>(small drink of spirits)一小杯烈酒(在苏格兰通常等于1/5吉耳, 即1液盎司);(尤指)一小杯威士忌 12.【高尔夫】比洞赛中一洞平分 13.【体】=halfback idiom half² ◆… and a half<口>非常…的;更…的;非同寻常的 It becomes clear that Montgomerie has a job and a half on his hands.显然蒙哥马利手头有很重要的工作要做。 ◆sb's better halforsb's other half<非正式>妻子;丈夫;另一半 ◆to go halves平摊费用 I'll go halves with you on the cost of the holiday.我会和你平摊度假费用。 ◆not to do things by halves做事善始善终;不半途而废 She never does things by halves.她做事从不半途而废。 1.(half of)一半 half a century ago半个世纪以前 half an hour半小时 half a mile半英里 They had only received half the money promised.答应给他们的钱他们只收到了一半。 2.half the sth (for emphasis)(用在表示时间或数量的名词前, 表示强调或夸张)大半, 大部分 I thought about you half the night.我一整夜有一半的时间都在想着你。 half the time大部分时间 He was drunk half the time.他大部分时间都喝得醉醺醺的。 idiom half³ ◆to have half a mind to do sth有点想做某事(但因会产生不良后果而很可能不会去做) I have half a mind to make a formal complaint.我有点想提出正式的控告。 (one of two parts)一半;半数;半个 half of sb/sth [用作单]一半的… She had to sell half of her furniture.她不得不卖掉一半的家具。 They ate half of the cake.他们把蛋糕吃掉了一半。 The holiday was expensive, so I paid for half of it.这次度假费用很高, 因此我付了一半的费用。 (functioning as plural)半数的… Half of them are coming.他们有一半人正赶过来。 more than half of sth超过一半的某物 to cut sth in half把某物切成两半 half as much as … …的一半 I only earn half as much as I used to.我现在挣的钱只有过去的一半。 idiom half⁴ ◆by half (by 50 per cent)(减少)一半 You need to cut your food intake by half.你需要将食物摄入量减半。 ◆too … by half<英,口>太…;过于… He's too clever by half.他聪明过头了。 1.(being a half)一半的 a half measure一半的量 a half chicken半只鸡 a half bottle of wine半瓶葡萄酒 a half hour半小时 2.(incomplete)不完整的;部分的 He only did a half job on it.这件事他只做了一半。 half⁵1.(partly)部分地;在一定程度上 She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.她多少已经预料到他会中途退出这门课程。 By the end of his speech the room was half empty.等到他演讲结束时, 房间里已经半空了。 His eyes were half closed.他双眼半闭。 I'm still half asleep.我仍然处于半睡半醒的状态。 2.(in nationality or composition)以一半的数量;到一半的程度 a creature half man, half beast半人半兽的怪物 She's half English, half Irish.她有一半英国血统、一半爱尔兰血统。 3.<非正式>(used for emphasis)非常;极其 I've been half sick with worry.我一直忧心忡忡。 He felt half dead with tiredness.他累得半死。 idiom ◆not half<英,口>(in understatements)非常;很 You don't half sound confident.你听起来信心十足。 He isn't half stupid.他愚蠢透顶。 (indicating disapproval)一点也不;毫不 You're not half the man you think you are.你根本不是你自己认为的那种人。 ◆not half!<口>(用于表示强烈的赞同)一点不错!说的没错! He's very good-looking, isn't he?—Not half!他长得很帅, 是吧?——没错儿, 太帅啦! ◆not half bad<口>(表示出乎意料)很不错, 很棒 The food's not half bad here, you know.没想到这儿的食物好吃极了。 |
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