halve
halve
verb
[with obj.]
verb
[with obj.]
- divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size
将…对半分，二等分
halve the aubergine lengthways.
将茄子纵向切成两半。
■reduce or be reduced by half
把…减半；被减至一半
[no obj.]pre-tax profits nearly halved to £5 m.
税前利润降至500万英镑，几乎减少了一半。
[with obj.]his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years.
他在四年之内将赤字减少一半的保证。
■share (something) equally with another person
对半分享；对半分担
she insisted on halving the bill.
她坚持两人对半付账。
■(Golf)use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus draw (a hole or match)
(高尔夫)与对手以相同杆数打完（一穴或一场比赛） - [usu. as noun halving]fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each
半嵌接，槽舌接；合缺接（两块木料）
- Middle English: from half
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