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half H0021100 (hăf, häf)n. pl. halves (hăvz, hävz) 1. a. One of two equal parts that together constitute a whole.b. One part approximately equal to the remaining part.2. Informal A 50-cent piece.3. Sports a. One of the two playing periods into which certain games are divided.b. A halfback.4. Chiefly British A school term; a semester.5. Half an hour: a half past one.adj.1. a. Being one of two equal parts.b. Being approximately a half.2. Partial or incomplete: gave me a half smile.adv.1. To the extent of exactly or nearly 50 percent: The tank is half empty.2. Not completely or sufficiently; partly: only half right.Idioms: by half1. By a considerable extent.2. By an excessive amount: too clever by half. by halves In a reluctant manner; unenthusiastically.half again as many/much One-and-a-half times as much or as many; 50 percent more. in half Into halves. not half Not at all: "Fancy housing? Not half likely, ma'am" (Russell Baker). not the half of Only a fraction or a small part of.
[Middle English, from Old English healf; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]Translationshalf (haːf) – plural halves (haːvz) – noun1. one of two equal parts of anything. He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar. 一半 一半2. one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them. The Rangers scored three goals in the first half. (球賽的)半場 （球赛的）半场 adjective1. being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something). a half bottle of wine. 一半的 一半的2. being made up of two things in equal parts. A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse. 半個的 半个 3. not full or complete. a half smile. 不完全的 不完全的 adverb1. to the extent of one half. This cup is only half full; It's half empty. 一半地 一半地2. almost; partly. I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger. 幾乎，部分地 部分地half-a half-dozen; a half-kilo of tea. (前綴)半... （前缀）半... halve (haːv) verb1. to divide (something) into two equal parts. He halved the apple. 分成兩等份 把...分成相等的两部分2. to make half as great as before; to reduce by half. By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday. 減半 将...减半ˌhalf-and-ˈhalf adverb, adjective in equal parts. We can split the costs between us half-and-half. 各半 各半ˈhalf-back noun in football, hockey etc, (a player in) a position directly behind the forwards. 中衛 中卫ˈhalf-brother, ˈhalf-sister nouns a brother or sister by one parent only. My father has been married twice, and I have two half-brothers. 異父(母)兄弟姐妹 异父（或异母）兄弟姐妹 ˈhalf-caste noun a person whose father and mother are of different races, especially white and black. 混血兒 混血儿ˌhalf-ˈhearted adjective not eager; done without enthusiasm. a half-hearted cheer/attempt. 意興闌珊的 缺乏热情的，半心半意的 ˌhalf-ˈheartedly adverb 意興闌珊地 半心半意地ˌhalf-ˈheartedness noun 意興闌珊 半心半意ˌhalf-ˈholiday noun a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done. the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success. 休假半天 半日休假ˌhalf-ˈhourly adjective, adverb done etc every half-hour. at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly. 每半小時的(地) 每半小时的（地） ˌhalf-ˈterm noun (the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term. We get a week's holiday at half-term; (also adjective) a half-term holiday. 半學期 半学期ˌhalf-ˈtime noun a short rest between two halves of a game (of football etc). the players ate oranges at half-time. (比賽)中場休息 （比赛中上下半场间的）休息时间 ˌhalf-ˈway adjective, adverb of or at a point equally far from the beginning and the end. We have reached the half-way point; We are half-way through the work now. 半途 半途ˈhalf-wit noun a fool or idiot. 笨蛋 笨蛋ˌhalf-ˈwitted adjective foolish or idiotic. 愚蠢的 愚蠢的ˌhalf-ˈyearly adjective, adverb done etc every six months. a half-yearly report; We balance our accounts half-yearly. 每半年的(地) 每半年的（地） at half mast (of flags) flying at a position half-way up a mast etc to show that someone of importance has died. The flags are (flying) at half mast. 降半旗 下半旗by half by a long way. He's too clever by half. 極為 过份do things by halves to do things in an incomplete way. He never does things by halves. 半途而廢 做某事不完全地go halves with to share the cost with. 平分花費 与某人平分half past three/four/seven etc ,(American) half after three etc at thirty minutes past the hour stated. I'm leaving at half past six. 整點過半 整点过半in half in(to) two equal parts. He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half. 分成兩等份 分成两半not half a slang expression for very much. `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!' (俚語)非常 非常in half
in halfInto halves; into two pieces of relatively equal size or portion. I'm not going back in the store to buy another cookie, so just break that one in half and share it with your sister! The desk split in half from the weight of everything on it.See also: halfin halfIn two equal or roughly equal parts. For example, Let's cut this sheet in half. [Late 1500s] See also: half in half Into halves.See also: half |