gist
US
UK gist n: (general idea)
SC 要点 yào diǎn
TC 要點
TC 要點
SC 主旨 yào diǎn，zhǔ zhǐ
John didn't pay attention in class, but he was pretty sure that he got the gist of the lesson.
- half a loaf is better than none
- half-and-half
- half-arsed
- half-assed
- halfback
- half-baked
- half bath
- half blood
- half-blooded
- half board
- half-breed
- half-brother
- half-caste
- half-century
- half-cocked
- half crown
- half-crown
- half-cut
- half day
- half-day
- half dollar
- half-hearted
- halfhearted
- half-heartedly
- halfheartedly