单词 | halve |
释义 | halve 🄰 vt. 1.(divide into two parts)将…对半分;将…二等分 Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.将菠萝对半切开, 挖出里面的果肉。 2.(reduce by half)+ number, amount把…减半;+ value, price, costs, risk把…降低一半 The aim is to halve the amount of waste dumped in landfill sites.目标是把倾倒在垃圾填埋场的垃圾减少一半。 This new deal could halve rail fares for students.这项新政策可以使学生的火车票价格减半。 Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon.李医生相信锻炼身体能使患结肠癌的风险降低一半。 3.【高尔夫】与对手以相同杆数打完(一洞或一场比赛) I halved the hole with him.我与他以相同杆数打完了这一洞。 We halved the hole.我们在比洞赛中打平。 4.(share equally)平分;对半分 They halved the winnings.他们平分了赢来的钱。 🄱 vi. (be reduced by half)number, amount +减半;value, price, profits, sales +降低一半 Staff numbers have halved over the past 20 years.过去20年来员工人数减少了一半。 Sales of cassettes halved in 1992 to just 6.7 million.1992年盒式磁带的销量下跌了一半, 只有670万盒。 |
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