half 英 [hɑ:f]   美 [hæf]

half

half  英 [hɑ:f] 美 [hæf]

n. 一半;半场  adj. 一半的  adv. 一半地 

名词复数:halves 

two and a half kilos 两公斤半
One and a half hours are allowed for the exam. 考试时间为一个半小时。

  • When something is divided into two equal sections, half is one of the two parts. You can split a brownie in half if you want to share it with your friend.
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  • n. 一半;半场
  • adj. 一半的
  • adv. 一半地
  • 1. two and a half kilos

    两公斤半

  • 2. One and a half hours are allowed for the exam.

    考试时间为一个半小时。

  • 3. An hour and a half is allowed for the exam.

    考试时间为一个半小时。

  • 4. The second half of the book is more exciting.

    书的后半部份比较刺激有趣。

  • 5. I've divided the money in half.

    我把钱平均分成了两半。

  • 6. No goals were scored in the first half.

    上半场没有得分。

  • 7. half an hour

    半小时

  • 8. Half the fruit was bad. Half of the fruit was bad.

    水果坏了一半。

  • 9. Half of the money was mine.

    那些钱有一半是我的。

  • 10. The glass was half full.

    玻璃杯半满。

  • 11. The chicken was only half cooked.

    鸡只煮了半熟。

  • 12. half-closed eyes

    半睁半闭的眼

  • half Old English half, halb (Mercian), healf (W. Saxon) "side, part," not necessarily of equal division (original sense preserved in behalf), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz "something divided" (source also of Old Saxon halba, Old Norse halfr, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch half, German halb, Gothic halbs "half"), perhaps from PIE root *skel- (1) "to cut." Noun, adjective, and adverb all were in Old English.
half / hɑːf ; NAmE hæf / noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb half halves noun ( plural halves / hɑːvz ; NAmE hævz / ) 1 either of two equal parts into which sth is or can be divided 一半;半 two and a half kilos (2½) 两公斤半 One and a half hours are allowed for the exam. 考试时间为一个半小时。 An hour and a half is allowed for the exam. 考试时间为一个半小时。 The second half of the book is more exciting. 书的后半部份比较刺激有趣。 I've divided the money in half. 我把钱平均分成了两半。 We'll need to reduce the weight by half. 我们得把重量减轻一半。 see also halve 2 either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is divided (比赛、音乐会等的)半场,半局 No goals were scored in the first half. 上半场没有得分。 3 = halfback see also centre half , scrum half 4 ( BrE) ( informal) half a pint of beer or a similar drink (啤酒等饮料的)半品脱 Two halves of bitter, please. 请来两杯半品脱的苦啤酒。 IDIOMS and a ˈhalf ( informal) bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual 更大(或好、重要等)的;非同寻常的;出色的 That was a game and a half! 那场比赛真棒! do nothing/not do anything by ˈhalves to do whatever you do completely and thoroughly 做任何事情都完全彻底;善始善终;不半途而废 You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves. 你要生对双胞胎?唔,你做事倒从来不会只做一半。 go half and ˈhalf | go ˈhalves (with sb) to share the cost of sth equally with sb (和某人)平均分摊费用 We go halves on all the bills. 我们平均分摊所有的费用。 the ˈhalf of it used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than sb thinks (用于否定句)比想像的更糟糕(或更复杂)的部份 ‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘ You don't know the half of it. “这事听起来很难。”“你还未了解更困难的一面呢。” how the other half ˈlives the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you 另一类人的生活方式(尤指比自己富有得多的) too clever, etc. by ˈhalf ( BrE) ( informal, disapproving) clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you suspicious 聪明(等)过头 more at mind n. , six , time n. determiner , pronoun 1 an amount equal to half of sth/sb 半数 half an hour 半小时 Half (of) the fruit was bad. 水果坏了一半。 Half of the money was mine. 那些钱有一半是我的。 He has a half share in the company. 他拥有该公司的一半股份。 Out of 36 candidates, half passed. *36 名考生中有半数及格。 language bank at proportion 2 ~ the time, fun, trouble, etc. the largest part of sth 绝大部份(时间、乐趣、麻烦等) Half the fun of gardening is never knowing exactly what's going to come up. 园艺的最大乐趣是谁也不知道到底会长出什么。 Half the time you don't even listen to what I say. 你大部份时间甚至没听我说的话。 IDIOMS half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread ( saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing 半块面包比没有面包强;聊胜于无 half a ˈminute, ˈsecond, etc. ( informal) a short time 短时间;一会儿 Hang on. I'll be ready in half a minute. 等一下。我马上就准备好了。 half past ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ( US also half after ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ) ( also BrE , informal half ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ) 30 minutes after any hour on the clock 一点(或两点)半等 adverb 1 to the extent of half 到一半程度;半 The glass was half full. 玻璃杯半满。 2 partly 部份地 The chicken was only half cooked. 鸡只煮了半熟。 half-closed eyes 半睁半闭的眼 I'm half inclined to agree. 我不十分同意。 IDIOMS ˌhalf as ˌmany, ˌmuch, etc. aˈgain ( BrE) ( US half aˈgain as much ) an increase of 50% of the existing number or amount *50% 的增长 Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 2009. 卫生保健方面的开销比 2009 年增加了一半。 ˌnot ˈhalf ( BrE) ( informal) used to emphasize a statement or an opinion 很;非常 It wasn't half good (= it was very good). 这很好。 ‘Was she annoyed?’ ‘Not half!’ (= she was extremely annoyed) “她生气了吗?”“非常生气!” not ˈhalf as | not ˈhalf such a not nearly 远非;差得多 He is not half such a fool as they think. 他远不是他们以为的那么傻。 not half ˈbad ( informal) ( used to show surprise 表示吃惊 ) not bad at all; good 一点不坏;很好 It really isn't half bad, is it? 这的确很不错,对吗? GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 half / whole / quarter Quarter, halfand wholecan all be nouns. *quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词: Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。 Wholeis also an adjective. *whole 亦作形容词: I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour. 我在这儿等了整整一个小时。 Halfis also a determiner. *half 亦作限定词: Half (of) the work is already finished. 工作已经完成了一半。 They spent half the time looking for a parking space. 他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。 Her house is half a mile down the road. 她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。 Note that you do not put aor thein front of halfwhen it is used in this way. 注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the: I waited for half an hour. 我等了半个小时。 I waited for a half an hour. Halfcan also be used as an adverb. *half 亦可作副词: This meal is only half cooked. 这顿饭只煮了个半熟。 half / hɑːf ; NAmE hæf / halves / hɑːvz ; NAmE hævz /
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