half

[hɑːf]
  • 释义
  • n.

    一半;半场;半品脱;半（价）票;

  • adv.

    部分地;一半;及其;

  • det.

    pron;

  • 词义辨析
  • half, half of
  • 二者共同的意思是“一半”。
    1.前者的意思是“一半(量)的”,是形容词; 后者的含意是“一半的量”,是量词。前者侧重于“物”; 后者侧重于“量”。
    2.修饰名词时,用不用of都可,但在表示尺寸、数量的名词前,不可用of,在代词前一定要用of。
  • by half, by halves
  • 前者的意思是“过分”,多半用于讽刺意味; 后者的意思是“不完全地”,多半用于否定句中。试比较下列两个句子:
    That boy of yours is too clever by half.
    你的那个孩子伶俐过了头。
    Don't do it by halves.
    不要半途而废。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    A lie which is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.

    真假参半的谎言最险恶.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 2、

    He owed me ￡１００ but could pay only half that amount.

    他欠我100英镑,但是只能偿还总数的一半.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 3、

    They raised their output by more than half in less than three years.

    不到三年,他们把产量提高了一半还多.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 4、

    I think if I get half of the assignment done by tomorrow, I am ahead of the game.

    我想如果在明天之前我能获得一半的签名, 我将处于有利的地位.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    Half the prize money he spent, and the rest was laid aside for a rainy day.

    他把获得的奖金花了一半, 另一半存起来以备不时之需.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    They hid themselves in the mountain for half a year.

    他们躲在山里达半年之久.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    Half of these plots is devoted to raising improved seeds.

    这些土地的一半被用来培育良种.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    He has gambled away half his fortune.

    他赌博输掉了他一半的财产.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 9、

    If you drink with a bosom friend , a thousand cups are too few . If you argue with a man, half a sentence is too much.

    酒逢知己千杯少, 话不投机半句多.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 10、

    Pay half now and the rest later.

    现在付一半,剩下的以后再付.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 11、

    I met him half an hour ago.

    我半小时前碰到他.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 12、

    The accident jammed up the traffic for half an hour.

    意外事故使交通阻塞了半小时.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 13、

    England brought on a sub in the second half.

    英国队下半场换上了一名替补队员.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 14、

    He had come half a dozen times to call upon his sister.

    他曾来过五六次看他的姐姐.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 15、

    The plan to murder the president went off at half cock because the signal was given before It'should have been.

    暗杀总统的计划操之过急,因为还没有到时候就发出了信号.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 16、

    If you'd given the job to me I could have done it in half the time.

    你要是把活儿交给我,我早就做完了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 17、

    Half the pleasure of coming home is finding out what's been happening while you were away.

    回家的一大乐事在于发现自己不在时家里发生了什么事情.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 18、

    I cannot see you now, come back in half an hour.

    我现在不能见你, 半小时后回来.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 19、

    Attention, please, don't go off at half cock.

    请注意, 不要仓促行事.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 20、

    I've been chopping away for half an hour but the tree is still standing.

    这树我砍了半小时,但还未把它砍倒.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 21、

    I saw with half an eye that all was over.

    我一看就知道一切完了.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 22、

    Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income.

    农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 23、

    Half the stock remain unsold.

    还剩一半库存未售出.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 24、

    Railway fares are reduced by half for children.

    铁路旅费对儿童减半.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 25、

    It takes him half an hour to finish his homework every day.

    他每天要用半小时完成作业.

    ——《简明英汉词典》
  • 26、

    I have half a mind to move elsewhere.

    我有点想搬到别处去.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 27、

    Place your bets now — the race begins in half an hour!

    现在可以下赌注——赛事于半小时后开始.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 28、

    I spent half an hour searching through dictionaries for the meaning of that word.

    我花了半个小时的时间在许多字典中寻找那个字的意义.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 29、

    The woodshed burned down in half an hour.

    那间柴屋只半个小时就给烧光了.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
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