half

[hɑ:f]

n.一半, 下半场, 半学年
adj.一半的, 不完全的
adv.一半地, 不完全地

n.

1. 一半, 二分之一[U][C]

A half of 10 is 5.

十的一半是五。

2. (足球赛等的)半场; 【棒】半局[C]

Our team scored three goals in the second half.

我们队在下半场进了三个球。

3. 【英】半学年[C]

4. 分数1/2[C]

5. 【口】半品脱[C]

6. 半(价)票[C]

7. 【口】【足】中卫[C]

a.[B]

1. 一半的, 二分之一的

We walk half a mile every day.

我们每天走半英里。

Half the students are here.

一半学生来了。

2. 不完整的, 不完全的

A half truth is often no better than a lie.

半真半假的话常常跟谎言一样糟。

ad.

1. 部分地; 相当地

I'm half inclined to go.

我有点儿想去。

2. 一半地

The theater was half empty.

剧院的座位一半是空着的。

3. 几乎

The little boy was half dead from hunger.

那小男孩饿得半死。

词形变化

名词复数: halves |

词义辨析

同义:

n.半, 一半

part  equal part  fifty percent  bisection  division

n.对手, 伴侣, 同伴

match  double  twin  alternate  companion  mate

a.一半的

halved  divided  bisected  partial  incomplete  limited  dichotomous  fractional  fragmentary  sectional

ad.一半地, 部分地

in part  partly  incompletely  half-full  half-empty  halfway  passably  insufficiently  

反义:

a.一半的; 不完整的

whole  

英英释义

名词 half:

one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

同义词：one-half

in various games or performances: either of two periods of play separated by an interval

形容词 half:

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

partial

(of siblings) related through one parent only

副词 half:

partially or to the extent of a half

短语词组

by halves

1. 不完全地

They do nothing by halves.

他们做什么都很彻底。

go halves

1. 平分

The two children had to go halves on the last piece of cake.

两个孩子只好平分最后一块糕点。

Let's go halves in buying the wine.

我们各出一半酒钱。

not half

1. 非常

He doesnot half waste money.

他很浪费钱财。

补充

halfhalf英:[hɑ:f] 美:[hæf, hɑf]adj.1.一半的, 半个的Half the apples are bad.这些苹果有一半是坏的。They stood in half a circle.他们站成半圆形。A half truth is often no better than a lie.半真半假的话不见得比说谎要好。Half knowledge of anything is dangerous.对任何东西一知半解都是危险的。My home is half a kilometre away from here.我家离这儿有半公里。He went out at half nine.他九点半出门。I met him half an hour ago.我半小时前碰到他。n.1.半, 一半Cut the apple into halves.把这个苹果切成两半。He's in the bottom half of the class.他在班上的名次位于后一半。Railway fares are reduced by half for children.铁路旅费对儿童减半。Half of ten is five.十的一半是五。Half of the apples are unripe.一半的苹果不熟。Half of them are gone.他们之中的一半人走了。Only half of us came last Tuesday.上星期二我们只有一半人来了。She gave me half, and kept the other half for her husband.她给了我一半, 把另一半留给她的丈夫了。adv.1.一半He was half under the bed, with his legs sticking out.他一半身子在床上, 腿伸在外面。My work is not half done yet.我的工作还没做完一半呢。These potatoes are only half cooked.这些土豆煮得半生不熟。We were driving half when the car broke down.当汽车抛锚时, 我们正行驶了一半的路程。She was half laughing, half crying.她半哭半笑。Oh, I'm half dead.哦, 我快累死了。The boy was half dead from hunger.那男孩由于饥饿已经半死不活的了。

例句

1. The bridge was rebuilt in two halves.大桥一分为二进行重建。 2. the two halves of the brain大脑的两半球 3. He's two and a half now.他现在两岁半了。 4. I paid two and a half thousand pounds.我付了2,500英镑。 5. a week and a half一周半 6. I think I got there about four and left about half past.我想我到那儿时大约4点, 离开时大约4点半。 7. It's half past three.现在3点半。 8. We close at half two.我们两点半关门。 9. the first half of the year上半年 10. at the end of the second half在下半场的末尾 11. the first half上半场 12. the second half下半场 13. A half to York, please.买一张去约克郡的半价票。 14. I'll have a half of lager.我要半品脱窖藏啤酒。 15. It becomes clear that Montgomerie has a job and a half on his hands.显然蒙哥马利手头有很重要的工作要做。 16. I'll go halves with you on the cost of the holiday.我会和你平摊度假费用。 17. She never does things by halves.她做事从不半途而废。 18. half an hour半小时 19. half a mile半英里 20. They had only received half the money promised.答应给他们的钱他们只收到了一半。 21. I thought about you half the night.我一整夜有一半的时间都在想着你。 22. He was drunk half the time.他大部分时间都喝得醉醺醺的。 23. I have half a mind to make a formal complaint.我有点想提出正式的控告。 24. She had to sell half of her furniture.她不得不卖掉一半的家具。 25. They ate half of the cake.他们把蛋糕吃掉了一半。 26. The holiday was expensive, so I paid for half of it.这次度假费用很高, 因此我付了一半的费用。 27. half of them are coming.他们有一半人正赶过来。 28. I only earn half as much as I used to.我现在挣的钱只有过去的一半。 29. You need to cut your food intake by half.你需要将食物摄入量减半。 30. He's too clever by half.他聪明过头了。 31. a half chicken半只鸡 32. a half bottle of wine半瓶葡萄酒 33. a half hour半小时 34. He only did a half job on it.这件事他只做了一半。 35. She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.她多少已经预料到他会中途退出这门课程。 36. By the end of his speech the room was half empty.等到他演讲结束时, 房间里已经半空了。 37. His eyes were half closed.他双眼半闭。 38. I'm still half asleep.我仍然处于半睡半醒的状态。 39. She's half English, half Irish.她有一半英国血统、一半爱尔兰血统。 40. I've been half sick with worry.我一直忧心忡忡。 41. He felt half dead with tiredness.他累得半死。 42. You don't half sound confident.你听起来信心十足。 43. He isn't half stupid.他愚蠢透顶。 44. You're not half the man you think you are.你根本不是你自己认为的那种人。 45. He's very good-looking, isn't he?—Not half!他长得很帅, 是吧？——没错儿, 太帅啦！ 46. The food's not half bad here, you know.没想到这儿的食物好吃极了。 47. two and a half years.两年半。 48. the northern half of the island.岛的北半部。 49. dividedin half.分成两半。 50. reduced by half.减少了一半。 51. a half of bitter.半品脱苦啤酒。 52. [as predeterminer]half an hour.半小时。 53. almost half the children turned up.几乎有一半孩子来了。 54. [as pronoun]half of the lectures are delivered by him.讲座有一半是他讲的。 55. [as adj.]the last half century.后半个世纪。 56. [as predeterminer]half the audience were blubbing away.近半观众在不停地哭泣。 57. [as pronoun]half of them are gatecrashers.他们中差不多有一半是不请自来的。 58. the glass was half full.杯子装得半满。 59. the chicken is half-cooked.鸡煮得半熟。 60. Aunt Edie was a woman and a half.伊迪姑姑是女人中的典范。 61. given half a chance he can make anything work.只要给他一点点机会，他什么都可以做到。 62. you don't know the half of it.你还不了解最重要的情况。 63. he is not half such a fool as they thought.他远非他们认为的那么傻。 64. the players are not half bad.球员们一点也不差。 65. she didn't half flare up!.她大发雷霆。 66. the idea seems too superstitious by half.这个想法似乎过于迷信。 67. three and a half kilos of potatoes三公斤半马铃薯 68. Two halves make a whole.两个半个合起来成为一个。 69. half an hour半小时 70. an hour and a half一个半小时 71. The second half of the book is more exciting.这本书的后半部份比较精彩。 72. Giggs scored in the first half (= of a match).吉格斯在上半场进了一球。 73. half of this money is yours.这笔钱有一半是你的。 74. half the people in the office leave at 5.办公室里有一半人在5点下班。 75. He's half German (= one of his parents is German).他是半个德国人。 76. This episode wasn't half as good as the last.这一集远不如上一集那么精彩。 77. She broke each cookie into halves.她把曲奇饼都掰成两半。 78. “Which half do you want?” “I'll take the smaller half.”“你要哪一半？”“我要小的那半。” 79. Two halves make a whole.两个半拉凑成一个整的。 80. The price has been reduced by half. [=by 50 percent; by an amount that is equal to one half of the original]价格降了一半。 81. The team fell behind in the first half but rallied in the second half to win the game.球队上半场时落后，但下半场重整旗鼓，赢得了比赛。 82. The score was tied at the half. [=at halftime]半场结束时，比分持平。 83. "“What's yours?” “A half of lager, please.”"“您要点什么？”“请来一杯半品脱的窖藏啤酒。” 84. My daughter is two and a half (years old). [=two years and six months old]我女儿两岁半。 85. The fish was a foot and a half long. [=one foot and six inches long]这条鱼一英尺半长。 86. ten and a half pounds [=ten pounds and eight ounces]十磅半 87. That was a meal and a half! [=that was a very big meal]真是一顿大餐！ 88. Renovating a house is a job and a half. [=is a very difficult job]翻修房子真是个大工程！ 89. She never does anything by halves—it's all or nothing!她做事情从来不虎头蛇尾。要么不做，要做就尽全力 90. We decided to go halves (with each other) on the expenses.我们决定均摊费用。 91. She cut the apple in half.她把苹果切成两半。 92. “It sounds like you've been having some problems.” “You don't know the half of it!”“听起来你好像遇到了一些麻烦。”“情况比你想的还要糟！” 93. Sales are down but that's only the half of it—the company is closing several stores.销量下降了，更糟糕的是，公司还要关闭好几家门店呢。 94. an arrogant politician who is too clever by half一个聪明过头的傲慢政客 95. "“Do you want the whole piece?” “half would be enough, please.”"你想要一整块吗？”“一半就够了。” 96. Thirty students took the exam; half (that number) passed. [=15 students passed]三十名学生参加考试，一半通过了。 97. half of 30 is/equals 15.*30的一半是15。 98. I seem to spend half (of) the day on the phone.我半天的时间好像都耗费在打电话上了。 99. She gave half (of) her money to charity.她把自己一半的钱捐给了慈善机构。 100. half a million people live in this area.这个地区有五十万居民。 101. Do you want half (of) my sandwich?我的三明治要分你一半吗？ 102. half the time the kids are outside playing. [=the kids are often outside playing]孩子们有一半的时间都在户外玩耍。 103. Getting to your destination is half the fun of a vacation. = Getting there is half the fun.度假有一半的乐趣在于到达目的地。 104. half the problem is that we do not have enough employees to handle the increased workload.有一半的问题在于我们没有足够的人手来处理不断增加的工作量。 105. I waited for half an hour. [=30 minutes]我等了半个小时。 106. Please wait (for) half a minute/second [=for a moment] while I try to connect you.我正在为你接通，请稍等。 107. half a dozen [=six] eggs半打鸡蛋 108. He's always chasing women half his age. [=women who are much younger than he is]他总是追求那些年纪比他小很多的女人。 109. a half cup of coffee半杯咖啡 110. He owns a half share in the company.他拥有公司一半的股份。 111. a half pound of cheese半磅奶酪 112. a half million people五十万人 113. a half mile away半英里远 114. a half circle半圆 115. a half dozen [=six] eggs半打鸡蛋 116. She looked at him with a shy half smile.她看着他，微微露出一丝羞涩的笑容。 117. a shy half-smile羞涩的微笑 118. "We need resolute action, not timid half-measures."我们需要的是果断的行动，而不是懦弱的折中办法。 119. The glass of water is half full/empty.杯子里有半杯水。 120. The crowd was half cheering and half jeering.人群中一半是欢呼，一半是嘲讽。 121. She's half French and half Italian. [=one of her parents is French and the other is Italian]她有一半法国血统，一半意大利血统。 122. The meeting began at half past two. [=at 2:30] = (Brit) The meeting began at half two.会议两点半开始。 123. "We arrived at the station at noon, and the train departed at half past. [=at 12:30]"我们正午抵达车站，火车十二点半就开了。 124. The train departed at half past the hour.半点时火车开了。 125. He was only half aware of what was happening.他对正在发生的事情还没完全弄明白。 126. She had half persuaded me to stay.她一定程度上劝服了我留下来。 127. The door was half open.门半开着。 128. These eggs are only half cooked.这些鸡蛋只煮了个半熟。 129. I was half asleep [=very tired; not completely awake] when you called.你来电话时我正半睡半醒。 130. She looked half dead. [=she looked very tired/ill]她看起来半死不活的。 131. "If 100 people were expected and 150 came, half again as many people came as were expected."若预计人数为100，实到人数为150，则多出的人数是预计人数的一半。 132. This dress costs half again as much as that one.这条连衣裙要比那条裙子贵了一半。 133. The bush is half as tall as the tree. [=the tree is twice as tall as the bush]灌木丛有那棵树的一半高。 134. This dress costs half as much as that one.这条连衣裙的价格只有那条的一半。 135. "If 100 people were expected and 50 came, only half as many people came as were expected."若预计人数为100，实到人数为50，则实到人数为预计人数的一半。 136. "If he can play the guitar half as well as he can sing, he should have quite a career. [=he will have a very successful career if he can play the guitar well, even if he doesn't play as well as he sings]"如果他弹吉他能有他唱歌的一半好，他就很成功了。 137. The sequel isn't half as good as the original movie. [=the original movie was much better than the sequel]续集比原来的电影差远了。 138. Peaches are half off today.桃子今天半价。 139. He's not half the fool you think he is. = He's not half so foolish as you think he is. [=he is much smarter than you think he is]他绝不是你想象的那么傻。 140. an aging baseball player who is not half the hitter he once was [=he is not nearly as good as a hitter as he once was]上了岁数、球技大不如前的棒球手 141. She doesn't half swear! [=she swears a lot]她说脏话不是一般的多。 142. It's not half cold today! [=it is very cold today]今天真是太冷了！ 143. "“Is it cold out?” “Not half!” [=yes, it is very cold]"“外面冷吗？”“冷极了！” 144. Her singing was not half bad. [=not bad at all]她的演唱相当棒。 145. The food there is not half bad. [=pretty good]那里的食物真不错。