| 单词 | semi |
| 释义 | semi From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishHouse, Sportsemisem‧i /ˈsemi/ noun (plural semis) [countable]1 British English informalDHH a semi-detached housea three-bedroomed semi2 informalDS a semi-final3 American EnglishTTR a very large heavy truck consisting of two connected parts, which carries goods over long distances SYN articulated lorry British EnglishExamples from the Corpussemi• Outside, the once-respectable semis have crooked To Let signs and greying net curtains.• Phebus beat Stanford's Ania Blezynski in the semis.• Leicester won their semi against Gloucester 19-15.semi-semi- /semi/ prefix1 XXexactly halfa semicircle 2 PARTLYpartly but not completelyin the semi-darknesssemi-literate people3 XXhappening, appearing etc twice in a particular perioda semi-weekly visita semi-annual publication → bi-Examples from the Corpussemi-• a semi-invalidFrom Longman Business Dictionarysemi-semi- /semi/ prefix1used to show that something happens, appears etc twice in a particular period of timeWe hold a semi-weekly meeting for all team leaders.2used to show that something is partly but not completely doneRaw materials andsemi-finished goods rose 0.6%.He describes himself as semi-retired, but remains on several boards.Origin semi 1. (1900-2000) semi-detached2. (1900-2000) semi-final3. (1900-2000) semi-trailer semi- Latin |
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