half
half
(pl. halves )
a —— and a half
(pl. halves )
- either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided
半，一半
two and a half years.
两年半。
the northern half of the island.
岛的北半部。
dividedin half.
分成两半。
reduced by half.
减少了一半。
■either of two equal periods of time into which a sports game or a performance is divided
（体育比赛或表演的）半场，半时，半局
■(Brit. informal)half a pint of beer or a similar drink
(英，非正式)（啤酒等的）半品脱
a half of bitter.
半品脱苦啤酒。
■(informal)a half-price fare or ticket, especially for a child
(非正式)（尤指儿童的）半（价）票
■(Golf)a score for an individual hole that is the same as one's opponent's
(高尔夫)一穴击球得分与对手相等
■short for halfback
halfback 的简称
- an amount equal to a half
半；一半（的）
[as predeterminer]half an hour.
半小时。
almost half the children turned up.
几乎有一半孩子来了。
[as pronoun]half of the lectures are delivered by him.
讲座有一半是他讲的。
[as adj.]the last half century.
后半个世纪。
■amounting to a part thought of as roughly a half
（数量）大致到一半的，近半的
[as predeterminer]half the audience were blubbing away.
近半观众在不停地哭泣。
[as pronoun]half of them are gatecrashers.
他们中差不多有一半是不请自来的。
- to the extent of half
以半的数量；到一半的程度
the glass was half full.
杯子装得半满。
■[often in combination]to a certain extent; partly
在某种程度上；部分地
the chicken is half-cooked.
鸡煮得半熟。
a —— and a half
- (informal)used to indicate that one considers a particular person or thing to be an impressive example of their kind
(非正式)非常出色的，非一般的，典范的
Aunt Edie was a woman and a half.
伊迪姑姑是女人中的典范。
- 见 half-cock
- 见 battle
- (informal)the slightest opportunity
(非正式)一点点机会，很小的机会
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。
- 见 eye
- [usu. with negative](informal)the most important part or aspect of something
(非正式)最重要的一部分（或一方面）
you don't know the half of it.
你还不了解最重要的情况。
- informal way of saying half past one (two, etc.)
(非正式)同 half past one （two 等）
- thirty minutes after one (two, etc.) o'clock
一（或两、三等等）点半
- 见 time
- do things thoroughly or extravagantly
彻底地做事情；大肆铺张地做事情
- not nearly
远非，相差甚远
he is not half such a fool as they thought.
他远非他们认为的那么傻。 - (informal)not at all
(非正式)一点也不，毫不
the players are not half bad.
球员们一点也不差。 - (Brit. informal)to an extreme degree; very much so
(英，非正式)非常，极度地
she didn't half flare up!.
她大发雷霆。
- used to emphasize something bad
太，过于
the idea seems too superstitious by half.
这个想法似乎过于迷信。
- Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was 'side', also a noun sense in Old English
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