复合形式：
half | halve |
| and a half expr | (plus 0.5) | SCSimplified Chinese 加半个，加0.5 |
| | If you divide three oranges equally between two people, each person will have one and a half oranges. |
and a half,
a [sth] and a half n | informal (extreme example) | SCSimplified Chinese 不得了的事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 了不起的东西 |
| | You have to do all of that by Sunday? That's a task and a half! |
at half-mast,
also US: at half-staff adv | (flag: flying low) | SCSimplified Chinese 降半旗 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 下半旗 |
| bent in half adj | (person: doubled over) | SCSimplified Chinese 弯腰 wān yāo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 向前弯曲 |
| | When she came in, she was bent in half because of the pain. |
| bent in half adj | (thing: folded in two) | SCSimplified Chinese 对折 duì zhé |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 折叠 duì zhé ，zhé dié
TCTraditional Chinese 摺疊 |
| | After a freak spring snowstorm, the daffodils were bent in half under the weight of the snow. |
| better half n | figurative, informal (partner or spouse) (诙谐说法) | SCSimplified Chinese 配偶，妻子 pèi ǒu，qī zǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 妻子 |
| | I'll have to ask my better half if we are free that weekend. |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | SCSimplified Chinese 一半地 yí bàn de |
| | Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| too ... by half adj | UK, slang, figurative (extremely) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常，相当，远远地 fēi cháng，xiāng dāng ，yuǎn yuǎn de
TCTraditional Chinese 非常，相當，遠遠地 |
| | Your problem is, you're too clever by half! |
| | 你的问题时你实在太聪明了！ |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer position) | SCSimplified Chinese 中卫 zhōng wèi |
center half,
center-half (US),
centre half,
centre-half,
centre back (UK) n | (soccer player) (足球) | SCSimplified Chinese 中前卫 zhōng qián wèi
TCTraditional Chinese 中前衛 |
| fly-half n | (rugby position) (英式橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 接卫 |
| fly-half n | (rugby player) (英式橄榄球) | SCSimplified Chinese 接卫 |
| fold in half v expr | (bend over on itself) | SCSimplified Chinese 对折 duì zhé |
| | The table folds in half to make it more portable. |
| fold [sth] in half v expr | (fold in two) | SCSimplified Chinese 把...对折 |
| | Fold the paper in half so that nobody can see what you've written. |
given half a chance,
given half the chance expr | figurative, informal (if allowed, able) | SCSimplified Chinese 但凡有机会 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 只要有点儿机会 |
| | I would take that job, given half a chance. |
| go off half-cocked v expr | (act prematurely) | SCSimplified Chinese 过早行事 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 贸然行动 |
| half a cup n | US (cookery: measure of volume) (美国计量单位) | SCSimplified Chinese 半杯 |
half a dozen,
a half dozen n | (six) | SCSimplified Chinese 半打 bàn dǎ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 六个 bàn dǎ ，liù gè |
| | The price for half a dozen buns is three dollars; it is five dollars for a dozen. |
half-a-dozen,
a half-dozen adj | (six of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 六个 liù gè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半打 liù gè ，bàn dǎ |
| | I bought a half-dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. |
half a liter (US),
half a litre (UK) n | (metric fluid measure) (即500毫升) | SCSimplified Chinese 半升 |
| half a loaf is better than none expr | figurative (something is better than nothing) | SCSimplified Chinese 聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú
TCTraditional Chinese 聊勝於無 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有点总比没有强 |
| half a second n | figurative (a very brief time) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 一眨眼的工夫，没到一秒钟 yì zhǎ yǎn de gōng fū，méi dào yì miǎo zhōng |
| | Hold on, I'll be with you in half a second! |
| half an hour n | (30 minutes) | SCSimplified Chinese 半（个）小时 bàn gè xiǎo shí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 30分钟 |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| half as large as expr | (half the size of) | SCSimplified Chinese 有...的一半大 |
| | The skull of this primitive human ancestor was nearly half as large as that of modern humans. |
half as many again,
half again as many expr | (50 percent more) | SCSimplified Chinese 超过百分之五十 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 多出一半 |
half as many again as,
half again as many as expr | (50 percent more than) | SCSimplified Chinese 比...多一半 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超过...百分之五十 |
| half as much n | (50 percent of) | SCSimplified Chinese …的一半 |
| | I'll have half as much of the pie as he has. |
| half as much expr | (50 percent less) | SCSimplified Chinese 少一半 |
| | The coat cost half as much on sale. |
| half-asleep adj | (dopey, not alert) | SCSimplified Chinese 半醒半睡的 bàn xǐng bàn shuì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 快要睡着的 bàn xǐng bàn shuì de ，kuài yào shuì zháo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 迷迷糊糊的 bàn xǐng bàn shuì de ，mí mi hū hū de |
| | I was half-asleep when you called this morning so I don't remember what you said. |
| | Davina made breakfast for the still half-asleep teenagers. |
| | 你今天早上来电话的时候我半睡半醒，现在记不得你当时说了什么。// 戴维娜为半睡半醒的青少年们做了早餐。 |
| half bath n | US (washroom: no bath or shower) (卫生间：无浴缸或淋浴) | SCSimplified Chinese 半浴室 |
half binding,
half leather n | (type of book binding) (书籍) | SCSimplified Chinese 半装订 |
half blind,
half-blind adj | (partially sighted) | SCSimplified Chinese 半盲的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective comes before the noun it modifies. |
half blood,
half-blood n | (sibling with one parent in common) | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的兄弟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的姐妹 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的兄弟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的姐妹 |
half blood,
half-blood n | pejorative, offensive! (person of mixed race) | SCSimplified Chinese 混血 |
half blood,
half-blood n | (animal of mixed breed) | SCSimplified Chinese 杂交品种 zá jiāo pǐn zhǒng
TCTraditional Chinese 雜交品種 |
| | That beautiful dog is a half blood. |
half board,
half-board n | mainly UK (lodging arrangement) (住宿并可享用早餐及一顿主餐) | SCSimplified Chinese 半膳宿 bàn shàn sù |
| | We prefer half board to full board because it's less restrictive. |
half brother (mainly US),
half-brother (mainly UK) n | (male sibling by one parent) | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的哥哥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的弟弟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的哥哥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的弟弟 |
| | My half-brother and I have different fathers. |
| half cock n | (gun hammer position) | SCSimplified Chinese 半待击位置 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半待击状态 |
half cock [sth],
half-cock [sth] vtr | (set gun hammer) | SCSimplified Chinese 半待击 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 将...设置成半待击状态 |
half day,
half-day n | (half the day) | SCSimplified Chinese 半天
TCTraditional Chinese 半天 |
| | Janice is only working half days at the moment. |
| half-day n as adj | (lasting half the day) | SCSimplified Chinese 半天
TCTraditional Chinese 半天 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半日 |
| | Jim decided to take a half-day holiday to go fishing in the afternoon. |
| half-day n | (day when only half is worked) | SCSimplified Chinese 半工作日 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半天工作日 |
| | When I was a child, Wednesdays were half-days for the post office and a lot of the shops. |
half dead,
half-dead adj | figurative (exhausted) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 累得要命，累得半死不活的 lèi de yào mìng，lèi de bàn sǐ bù huó de |
| | David continued the climb, although he was half dead from the effort; he had to make it to the top. |
| half dollar n | US, Can (50-cent coin) (美国及加拿大用法) | SCSimplified Chinese 美元的半元银币，50分硬币 měi yuán de bàn yuán yín bì |
| | It is rare to come across a half-dollar coin anymore. |
half hour,
half an hour n | (30 minutes) | SCSimplified Chinese 半小时 bàn xiǎo shí
TCTraditional Chinese 半小時 |
| | I ran for a good half hour. |
| | It only takes me half an hour to get ready in the morning. |
| | 我跑了整整半个小时的步。 |
| | 我早上只花了半个小时就收拾停当了。 |
half measure,
half-measure n | disapproving, often plural (incomplete attempt) | SCSimplified Chinese 不彻底的办法 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 权宜之计 quán yí zhī jì
TCTraditional Chinese 權宜之計 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 折衷之策 |
| | Teaching people how to cook healthy meals is only a half-measure if they cannot afford the ingredients. |
| | It is not a time for half measures: we need radical change now. |
| half mile n | (half a mile, 0.5 of a mile) | SCSimplified Chinese 半英里 bàn yīng lǐ |
| | When I ran track in high school my favorite event was the half mile. |
half note (US),
minim (UK) n | (music: half a whole note) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 半音
TCTraditional Chinese 半音 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半调 |
| | Four eighth notes are as long as one half note. |
half open,
half-open adj | (door, container: not fully closed) | SCSimplified Chinese 虚掩的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 半闭的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
half past,
half prep | (thirty minutes after (the hour)) | SCSimplified Chinese …点半 |
| | School usually finishes at half past three, but today we finished at half two! |
| half past adj | informal (thirty minutes after (the hour)) | SCSimplified Chinese 半小时后的 |
| | I finish work at 5, so I'll drop by to pick you up at about half past. |
| half pension n | US (room with breakfast and evening meal) | SCSimplified Chinese 半膳宿房价 |
| half pint n | (liquid: 0.2 litres) (容器的容量) | SCSimplified Chinese 半品脱 |
| | (液体) | SCSimplified Chinese 半品脱 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun |
| | That glass is a half pint; can you find me a pint? |
| half pint n | (beer: smaller serving) | SCSimplified Chinese 半品脱啤酒 bàn pǐn tuō pí jiǔ |
| | Brian went into the pub and ordered a half pint of beer. |
| half-pint n as adj | (glass, serving: half a pint) | SCSimplified Chinese 容量为半品脱的 |
| | He poured the cola into a half-pint glass. |
| half pint n | figurative, slang (short person) | SCSimplified Chinese 矮子 ǎi zi |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小矮个 |
| | What is a half pint like you doing trying to fight someone twice your size? |
half price,
half-price n | (cost: 50% reduction) | SCSimplified Chinese 半价 bàn jià |
| | The shop is selling lots of clothes at half price in the sale. |
half seas over,
half-seas over adj | UK, dated, informal (drunk) (英国，过时用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 烂醉的 làn zuì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 酩酊大醉的 làn zuì de ，mǐng dǐng dà zuì de |
| half shell n | (half of an oyster shell) | SCSimplified Chinese 半边贝壳 bàn biān bèi ké
TCTraditional Chinese 半邊貝殼 |
| | In Botticelli's famous painting, Venus is depicted rising from the sea on a half-shell. |
half sister (mainly US),
half-sister (mainly UK) n | (female sibling by one parent) | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的妹妹 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的姐姐 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的妹妹 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的姐姐 |
| | My half-sister's 15 years younger than me. |
| half step n | US (music: semitone) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 半调 |
| half term n | (school, etc.: mid-trimester break) (学校) | SCSimplified Chinese 期中假 qī zhōng jià |
| | We're planning to spend a few days in Wales during half term. |
| half-term n as adj | (relating to mid-trimester break) | SCSimplified Chinese 期中假的 |
half title,
half-title n | (book title, esp. shortened) | SCSimplified Chinese 短标题 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 简略标题 |
half title,
half-title n | (first printed page of book) | SCSimplified Chinese 半扉页 |
half title,
half-title n | (title of a section of a book) | SCSimplified Chinese 副标题 fù biāo tí
TCTraditional Chinese 副標題 |
| half-and-half n | US (cream) | SCSimplified Chinese 稀奶油 |
| half-and-half n | (equal parts of two things) | SCSimplified Chinese 两者各半 |
| | You want a mixture of half-and-half milk and cream. |
half-assed (US),
half-arsed (UK) adj | slang (incomplete or unenthusiastic) | SCSimplified Chinese 不完整的 bù wán zhěng de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不热心的 bù wán zhěng de ，bú rè xīn de
TCTraditional Chinese 不熱心的 |
| half-baked adj | figurative (badly thought out) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 未经仔细考虑的，未经深思熟虑的 |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (sibling: with one parent in common) | SCSimplified Chinese 同父异母的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同母异父的 |
half-blooded,
half-blood adj | (animal: of mixed breed) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 混种的，混血的，半纯种的 hùn xiě de / hùn xuè de |
| half-breed n | pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) | SCSimplified Chinese 混血 |
| 备注: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person |
| half-caste n | dated, offensive! (person of mixed race) (尤指欧洲人和印第安人所生) | SCSimplified Chinese 混血儿 hùn xuè ér
TCTraditional Chinese 混血兒 |
| half-caste adj | dated, offensive! (of mixed race) (尤指欧洲人和印第安人所生) | SCSimplified Chinese 混血儿的 |
| half-century n | (fifty years) | SCSimplified Chinese 半个世纪，50年 |
| half-century n | (group of fifty) | SCSimplified Chinese 50个人 |
| half-century n | (sports: score) | SCSimplified Chinese 50分 |
| half-century adj | (relating to fifty years) | SCSimplified Chinese 50年的 |
| | We are approaching the half-century point since the end of the war. |
| half-circle n | (semicircle, crescent shape) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆 bàn yuán |
| | The teacher arranged the chairs in a half circle to better address all of the students directly. |
| half-circle n | (half of a circle) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆 bàn yuán |
| half-circle n | (half of circumference) | SCSimplified Chinese 半周 |
| half-circle n | (thing: with half-circle shape) | SCSimplified Chinese 半圆状，半圆形 bàn yuán xíng |
| half-closed adj | (partly closed) | SCSimplified Chinese 半闭的 |
| half-cocked adj | (gun: partly cocked) | SCSimplified Chinese 扳机半扣的 |
| half-cocked adj | figurative (not fully thought through) | SCSimplified Chinese 没想全的，考虑不周全的，准备不全的 |
half-crown,
half-a-crown n | historical (former British coin) (2先令6便士) | SCSimplified Chinese 半克朗 |
| half-cut adj | UK, slang (drunk) | SCSimplified Chinese 微醉的 wēi zuì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 醉醺醺的 wēi zuì de ，zuì xūn xūn de |
| | You can't drive! You're half-cut. |
| half-dozen n | (six) | SCSimplified Chinese 六 liù
TCTraditional Chinese 六 |
| half-dozen adj | (six) | SCSimplified Chinese 六的 liù de |
| half-dressed adj | (not fully clothed) | SCSimplified Chinese 衣冠不整的 yī guān bù zhěng de |
| half-empty adj | (half of contents remaining) | SCSimplified Chinese 半空的 |
half-filled,
half filled adj | (container) (容器) | SCSimplified Chinese 半满的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| half-forgotten adj | (not fully recalled) | SCSimplified Chinese 遗忘大半的 |
| half-full adj | (holding half of available space) | SCSimplified Chinese 半满的 |
| half-hour n as adj | (lasting 30 minutes) | SCSimplified Chinese 半小时的 |
| | I go for a half-hour run every morning. |
a half-inch,
half an inch n | (measurement: half of one inch) | SCSimplified Chinese 半英寸 |
| a half-inch adj | (half an inch in length) | SCSimplified Chinese 半英寸长的 |
half-length,
half length adj | (portrait: waist up) (肖像、照片) | SCSimplified Chinese 半身的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
half-length,
half length adj | (boots, trousers: to mid thigh) (靴子、裤子) | SCSimplified Chinese 半长的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |