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*half¹ /hæf; hɑːf/
n, determiner plural halves /hævz; hɑːvz/
1 one of two equal parts of something 一半，半:
The wall is half a mile long. 这墙有半英里长。
Over half the people in this area are unemployed. 这地区有一半以上的人失业。
Their son is two and a half. 他们的儿子两岁半了。
+ of I only saw the first half of the film. 这部影片我只看了前面的一半。
cut/reduce sth by half (=make it 50% smaller) 减小一半
2 half the fun/time/reason etc spoken a large part of the fun, the time etc 【口】 主要的乐趣/多半的时间/主要的原因等:
Half the time we don't really know what we're doing. 多半时间我们都不是很清楚自己是在干什么。
3 not half as good/bad/surprised etc much less good, surprised etc than someone or something else, or much less than you expected 远不及…好/差/吃惊等; 根本不好/不差/不吃惊等:
The movie wasn't half as good as the book. 这部电影不及书一半好。
4 half past one/two/three etc especially BrE thirty minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock etc 【尤英】 一点半/两点半/三点半等:
We're meeting at half past seven. 我们七点半碰头。
5 half one/two/three etc BrE spoken thirty minutes after one o'clock, two o'clock etc 【英口】 一点半/两点半/三点半等:
"What time do you usually leave?" "About half five." “你一般什么时候走？”“五点半左右。”
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