单词 | half-day |
释义 | > as lemmashalf-day half-day n. half a working day (cf. day n. 6). ΚΠ 1791 F. Burney Jrnl. 31 July (1972) I. 2 One precious half Day I was indulged with my kindest Mr. Lock. 1876 C. Schreiber Jrnl. (1911) I. 477 We found that we could not execute all our little shoppings.., because the Saturday is but a half-day. 1932 Discovery Mar. 71/2 Now the minimum wage [for farm workers] is 30s. per week of five shorter days and a half day. 1973 Daily Tel. 8 Feb. 1/1 The Shadow Cabinet decided to give up a half-day of its Parliamentary time to complete the debate in the Commons. < as lemmas |
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