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half half ★★★★★/hɑ͟ːvz, AM hæ̱vz/1[FRACTION	分数词]半；二分之一 Half of an amount or object is one of two equal parts that together make up the whole number, amount, or object.   [ADJ n]They need an extra two and a half thousand pounds to complete the project...他们还需要2,500英镑才能完成该项目。More than half of all households report incomes above £35,000...半数以上的家庭申报收入超过35,000英镑。Cut the tomatoes in half vertically...把番茄竖着切成两半。The bridge was rebuilt in two halves...该桥被分成两部分进行重建。The tough market would lead to 400 jobs being cut in the first half of this year.市场形势严峻，将导致今年上半年400个职位的削减。Half is also a predeterminer.We just sat and talked for half an hour or so...我们只是坐了一会，聊了大约半小时。They had only received half the money promised...他们只收到了所承诺的钱数的一半。She's half his age.她年龄比他小一半。Half is also an adjective....£.75 for a half chicken tandoori.半只唐杜里无皮鸡的价格为0.75英镑...a half measure of fresh lemon juice...半份鲜榨柠檬汁Steve barely said a handful of words during the first half hour.史蒂夫在前半小时里没说几句话。2[ADV	副词]部分地；在某种程度上；有点 You use half to say that something is only partly the case or happens to only a limited extent.   [ADV adj]His eyes were half closed...他双眼半闭。His refrigerator frequently looked half empty...他的冰箱里经常半空着。She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.她多少已经预料到他会中途就退出这门课程。3[N-COUNT	可数名词]（足球、橄榄球、篮球比赛等的）半场，半时，半局 In games such as football, rugby, and basketball, matches are divided into two equal periods of time which are called halves.   [usu ord N]The only goal was scored by Jakobsen early in the second half.唯一的一粒进球是由雅各布森在下半场刚开始时打进的。4[N-COUNT	可数名词]（啤酒、苹果酒等的）半品脱 A half is half a pint of a drink such as beer or cider.   [BRIT 英]...a half of lager and a sandwich.半品脱淡啤酒和一份三明治5[N-COUNT	可数名词](儿童乘坐公共汽车或火车时的）半（价）票 A half is a half-price bus or train ticket for a child.   [BRIT 英]6[ADV	副词]一半…血统地 You use half to say that someone has parents of different nationalities. For example, if you are half German, one of your parents is German but the other is not.   [ADV adj]She was half Italian and half English.她是半意大利半英国血统。7[PREP-PHRASE	短语介词]（时间）…点半 You use half past to refer to a time that is thirty minutes after a particular hour.   [usu PREP num]'What time were you planning lunch?'—'Half past twelve, if that's convenient.'...“你打算什么时候吃午饭？”“如果方便的话，12点半。”I think I got there about four and left about half past.我想我是4点钟左右到达那里，大约半个小时后离开的。8[PREP	介词]同 half past Half means the same as half past .   [PREP num]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]They are supposed to be here at about half four.他们应该在4点半左右到达这里。9[ADV	副词]（用于形容词前，表示强调或夸张）非常，极其 You can use half before an adjective describing an extreme quality, as a way of emphasizing and exaggerating something.   [ADV adj]  [emphasis]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He felt half dead with tiredness...他已经累得半死不活了。All this time I've been half sick about you and why you wouldn't write.我一直非常担心你，一直在想你为什么不来信。Half can also be used in this way with a noun referring to a long period of time or a large quantity.（与名词连用，表示时间很久或数量很大）大部分的，几乎全部的I thought about you half the night...我几乎整夜都在想着你。He wouldn't know what he was saying half the time...他大部分时间里都不知道自己在说些什么。One phone call and half the city's police force will be around to arrest you.只要打个电话，警察就会倾城而动过来抓你。10[ADV	副词]（有时用在否定句中，表示非常肯定的意思） Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.   [with neg]  [emphasis]  [BRIT 英]  [INFORMAL 非正式]You don't half sound confident...你听起来非常有信心。I didn't half get into trouble...我遇到了大麻烦。She eventually decided the acting profession wasn't half bad...她最终断定，表演这一行并不适合。My kick wasn't half a bad effort for an old man...像我这把年纪的人，老腿确实不听使唤了。'There'd been a tremendous amount of poverty around and presumably this made some impact then.' — 'Oh not half.'“过去贫困现象比比皆是，恐怕在当时也有不小的影响吧？”“没错，那还真不是一星半点的。”11[ADV	副词]一点也不；差得远 You use not half or not half as to show that you do not think something is as good or impressive as it is meant to be.   [with neg]  [emphasis]You're not half the man you think you are...你根本不是你自己想象的那种人。Poor old Henry, and not half as clever as he'd thought.可怜的老亨利，以为自己多聪明。12[PHRASE	短语]非常…的；更…的；非同寻常的 When you use an expression such as a problem and a half or a meal and a half, you are emphasizing that your reaction to it is either very favourable or very unfavourable.   [usu v-link PHR]  [emphasis]It becomes clear that Montgomerie has a job and half on his hands.很显然，蒙哥马利手头有一大堆事情要做。13[PHRASE	短语]妻子；丈夫；另一半 If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with.   [poss PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I was worried that my career, my children and my other half might become too much to cope with.我担心我的事业、我的孩子们和我的那口子可能会让我应付不过来。14[PHRASE	短语]以一半；一半地 If you increase something by half, half of the original amount is added to it. If you decrease it by half, half of the original amount is taken away from it.   [PHR after v]The number of 7 year olds who read poorly has increased by half over the past 5 years...不识字的7岁儿童的人数在过去5年里增加了一半。Cutting food intake by half is an incredibly difficult thing for anyone to do.将进食量减半对任何人来说都是件非常难的事。15[PHRASE	短语]做事不认真；做事马虎 If you say that someone never does things by halves, you mean that they always do things very thoroughly.   [with brd-neg]In Italy they rarely do things by halves. Designers work thoroughly, producing the world's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics.在意大利，人们很少马虎从事。设计师们精益求精，用最美丽的布料制造出世界上最适合穿着的衣服。16[PHRASE	短语]（两人）平均分摊，平分（费用） If two people go halves, they divide the cost of something equally between them.   [V inflects]He's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend. We have to go halves on the phone bill which drives me mad.他总和女友煲电话粥。令我抓狂的是电话费可是我们俩平摊的。17  half the battle→see: battle； half an ear→see: ear； too clever by half→see: clever；  half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjectivehalf2 nounhalf3 adverbhalfhalf1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ ●●● S1 W1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjective [only before noun]  Entry menu Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 150% exactly or about 50% (½) of an amount, time, distance, number etchalf of Over half of the children live in one-parent families. Only half the guests had arrived by seven o’clock. If you look at our members, at least half are women.half a mile/pound/hour etc half a pound of butter It’s about half a mile down the road. She drank half a bottle of wine. half a million dollarsa half hour/mile etc You can’t just waltz in a half hour late. It’s about a half mile down the road. a half day excursion to the island He demanded a half share of the money.half the price/size/length etc It’s only half the size of a normal violin. They offered to pay half the cost of repairs.2most of the largest part of somethinghalf of We missed half of what he said because someone was talking. She seems to be asleep half the time. Getting covered in mud is half the fun.3time half past one/two/three etc especially British English (also half one/two/three etc British English spoken) 30 minutes after the hour mentioned:  I got home at about half past one. I rang at about half six. We’ll be there by seven or half past (=half past seven).4half a dozen a)six:  half a dozen eggs b)a small number of people or things:  There were half a dozen other people in front of me.5half a/the chance a small opportunity to do something, especially one which someone would take eagerly:  I’d go to university if I got half the chance. Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.6half an eye/ear if you have half an eye on something, or if you are listening with half an ear, you are giving only part of your attention to it:  He listened with only half an ear and his thoughts wandered. The teacher kept half an eye on them all through the lesson.7be half the battle spoken used to say that when you have done the most difficult part of an activity, the rest is easy:  Getting the audience to like you is half the battle.8half a minute/moment/second etc spoken a very short time:  Hold on, this will only take half a second.9only half the story an explanation that is not complete, used especially to say that someone is trying to keep something secret:  Journalists are convinced that she was only telling them half the story.10have half a mind to do something spoken used to say that you would like to do something but you probably will not do it:  He had half a mind to ask for his money back. I have half a mind to tell your mother about this.11half measures actions or methods that are not strong enough, and so are not effective in dealing with a difficult problem:  This is no time for half measures.12half a loaf (is better than none) something that is less than what you wanted or asked for, but that you might accept because it is better than nothingGRAMMARNumbers with half• You say one and a half, two and a half etc: · She is two and a half. ✗Don’t say:  one and half  | two and half• The phrases one and a half, two and a half etc are followed by a plural noun: · We were there for one and a half days. ✗Don’t say:  We were there for one and a half day.Singular or plural verb?• You can use half (of) with a plural noun and a plural verb: · Only half the citizens vote.• You can use half (of) with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · Half the food was wasted.Word orderYou say half (of) the: · I’ve only read half the story. ✗Don’t say:  I’ve only read the half story.half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjectivehalf2 nounhalf3 adverbhalfhalf2 ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural halves /hɑːvz $ hævz/) [countable]  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 150% one of two equal parts of something:  Two halves make a whole.one/two etc and a half (=1½, 2½ etc) My son’s three and a half now. an hour and a half later two and a half thousand peoplefirst/second/other half (of something) in the first half of the 19th century He kept the other half of the cake for himself.top/bottom/northern etc half (of something) A veil covered the lower half of her face. the southern half of the countrybreak/cut/tear etc something in half (=into two equal parts) She tore the piece of paper in half.reduce/cut something by half (=make something 50% smaller) a plan to cut European forces by half2sport one of the two parts into which a sports event is dividedfirst/second half France played very well in the first half.3player a player who plays in the middle part of the field in sports like football, rugby etc:  the 23-year-old Newcastle centre half4beer British English a half of a pint of beerhalf of Can I have a half of lager, please?5ticket British English a child’s ticket, for example on a bus or train, that is cheaper than an adult’s ticket:  One and a half to Waterloo, please.6a ... and a half informal used when you think that something is very unusual or surprising, or very good:  That was a meal and a half!7the half of it spoken used to emphasize that a situation is more difficult, complicated, or unpleasant than people realize:  Everyone knows she’s a difficult girl, but they don’t know the half of it.8your better half/other half old-fashioned used humorously to mean your husband, wife, or partner9not do something by halves to do something very eagerly and using a lot of care and effort:  I’m sure it will be a fantastic wedding. Eva never does anything by halves.10go halves (on something) to share something, especially the cost of something, equally between two people:  Do you want to go halves on a pizza?11too clever/rich/good etc by half British English informal very clever, rich etc in an annoying way:  That boy’s too arrogant by half.12how the other half lives how people who are much richer or much poorer than you manage their lives, work, money etcCOLLOCATIONSverbsbreak/cut/tear something in half (=into two equal pieces)· He tore the paper in half.divide/split something in half· Divide the dough in half.reduce/cut something by half (=make something 50% smaller or 50% less)· The company has reduced the number of staff by half.decrease/fall by half (=become 50% less)· Share prices fell by half.increase/rise by half (=become 50% more)· The number of passengers using the service has increased by half.adjectivesthe top/bottom half· He graduated in the top half of his law school class.the upper/lower half· The upper half of the door contained a stained glass window.the northern/southern half· The northern half of the city is generally poorer.the first/second half· Profits doubled in the first half of the year.the other half· Half the patients were given the drug and the other half were given a sugar pill.the last/latter half· He struggled with ill health in the latter half of his life.phrasesone/two etc and a half· ‘How old is she?’ ‘Five and a half.’half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjectivehalf2 nounhalf3 adverbhalfhalf3 ●●● S2 adverb  Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1partly, but not completely:  He was half in the water and half out. She was standing there half dressed, putting on her make-up. The door was only half closed. The jug was still half full. a half-empty wine bottle I was only half awake. He looked half asleep. I was half expecting her to say ‘no’. I half hoped that they wouldn’t come. I said it half jokingly.2if something is half one thing and half something else, it is a combination of those two things:  He’s half English, half Swiss.3used to emphasize something bad, to say that it is almost an extremely bad thing:  The kitten looked half starved. He was half dead with exhaustion. I had been driven half out of my mind with worry.4a)half as much/big etc half the size, amount etc of something else:  The new machine has all the same functions, but is only half as large. b)half as much/big etc again larger by an amount that is equal to half the original size:  A flat in London costs almost half as much again as a flat in Glasgow.5not half as/so good/interesting etc (as somebody/something) much less good, less interesting etc than someone or something else:  The movie wasn’t half as entertaining as the book. She can’t love you half as much as I do.6not half British English spoken used when you want to emphasize an opinion or statement:  She doesn’t half talk once she gets started.7not half bad spoken an expression meaning good, used especially when you are rather surprised that something is good:  Actually, the party wasn’t half bad.8half and half partly one thing and partly another:  The group was about half and half, complete beginners and people with some experience.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8ETn//2dpcC5YANk6sNIA7jcChAeSZLj/xJBCo6/a1i3itvE+p+IC7qphHcyfjdHwlSVN6BBmojWQ1rYmsuj2F+qgXn0RHUXLdbdj94WdYRt9x4fgwuNplWWl5maFw3OSokLm060W4yLzriY5mOxoYWZ4oMA5Y0AZLYiWWZU322Zi             half              ★                    /        hɑːf                ;          NAmE                hæf                /                              noun                ,                  determiner                ,                  pronoun                ,                  adverb                            half      halves                            noun        ★                                  (              plural        halves                  /          hɑːvz                    ;            NAmE                    hævz                    /                    )              1      ★              either of two equal parts into which sth is or can be spanided          一半；半                            ◆        two and a half kilos          (2½)                两公斤半                    ◆        One and a half hours are allowed for the exam.        考试时间为一个半小时。                    ◆        An hour and a half is allowed for the exam.        考试时间为一个半小时。                    ◆        The second half of the book is more exciting.        书的后半部份比较刺激有趣。                    ◆        I've spanided the money          in half.                我把钱平均分成了两半。                    ◆        We'll need to reduce the weight          by half.                我们得把重量减轻一半。                    ☞see also                                            halve                                                  2      ★              either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is spanided          （比赛、音乐会等的）半场，半局                            ◆        No goals were scored in the first half.        上半场没有得分。                    3      =                                            halfback                                                  ☞see also                                            centre half                                      ,                                            scrum half                                                  4              (          BrE) (          informal)                half a pint of beer or a similar drink          （啤酒等饮料的）半品脱                            ◆        Two halves of bitter, please.        请来两杯半品脱的苦啤酒。                    IDIOMS              and a ˈhalf                              (              informal)                        bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual              更大（或好、重要等）的；非同寻常的；出色的                                            ◆            That was a game and a half!            那场比赛真棒！                                      do nothing/not do anything by ˈhalves                              to do whatever you do completely and thoroughly              做任何事情都完全彻底；善始善终；不半途而废                                            ◆            You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves.            你要生对双胞胎？唔，你做事倒从来不会只做一半。                                      go half and ˈhalf | go ˈhalves (with sb)                              to share the cost of sth equally with sb              （和某人）平均分摊费用                                            ◆            We go halves on all the bills.            我们平均分摊所有的费用。                                      the ˈhalf of it                              used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than sb thinks              （用于否定句）比想像的更糟糕（或更复杂）的部份                                            ◆            ‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘              You don't know the half of it.’                        “这事听起来很难。”“你还未了解更困难的一面呢。”                                      how the other half ˈlives                              the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you              另一类人的生活方式（尤指比自己富有得多的）                                                  too clever, etc. by ˈhalf                              (              BrE) (              informal,              disapproving)                        clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you suspicious              聪明（等）过头                                                  ☞more at                                    mind                                   n.            ,                                    six                              ,                                    time                                   n.                                  determiner        ,        pronoun        ★                                        1      ★              an amount equal to half of sth/sb          半数                            ◆        half an hour        半小时                    ◆        Half (of) the fruit was bad.        水果坏了一半。                    ◆        Half of the money was mine.        那些钱有一半是我的。                    ◆        He has a half share in the company.        他拥有该公司的一半股份。                    ◆        Out of 36 candidates, half passed.                  *36 名考生中有半数及格。                            ☞language bank at                                            proportion                                                  2      ~ the time, fun, trouble, etc.              the largest part of sth          绝大部份（时间、乐趣、麻烦等）                            ◆        Half the fun of gardening is never knowing exactly what's going to come up.        园艺的最大乐趣是谁也不知道到底会长出什么。                    ◆        Half the time you don't even listen to what I say.        你大部份时间甚至没听我说的话。                    IDIOMS              half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread                              (              saying)                        you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing              半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无                                                  half a ˈminute, ˈsecond, etc.                              (              informal)                        a short time              短时间；一会儿                                            ◆            Hang on. I'll be ready in half a minute.            等一下。我马上就准备好了。                                      ★        half past ˈone, ˈtwo, etc.                  (                      US also                    half after ˈone, ˈtwo, etc.          )                                      (                          also BrE              ,              informal                        half ˈone, ˈtwo, etc.            )                                30 minutes after any hour on the clock              一点（或两点）半等                                                                adverb        ★                    1      ★              to the extent of half          到一半程度；半                            ◆        The glass was half full.        玻璃杯半满。                    2      ★              partly          部份地                            ◆        The chicken was only half cooked.        鸡只煮了半熟。                    ◆        half-closed eyes        半睁半闭的眼                    ◆        I'm half inclined to agree.        我不十分同意。                    IDIOMS              ˌhalf as ˌmany, ˌmuch, etc. aˈgain                  (            BrE)                                (                          US                        half aˈgain as much            )                                an increase of 50% of the existing number or amount                              *50% 的增长                                                          ◆            Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 2009.            卫生保健方面的开销比 2009 年增加了一半。                                      ˌnot ˈhalf                              (              BrE) (              informal)                        used to emphasize a statement or an opinion              很；非常                                            ◆            It wasn't half good              (= it was very good).                        这很好。                                ◆            ‘Was she annoyed?’ ‘Not half!’              (= she was extremely annoyed)                        “她生气了吗？”“非常生气！”                                      not ˈhalf as | not ˈhalf such a                              not nearly              远非；差得多                                            ◆            He is not half such a fool as they think.            他远不是他们以为的那么傻。                                      not half ˈbad                              (              informal) (              used to show surprise                表示吃惊              )                        not bad at all; good              一点不坏；很好                                            ◆            It really isn't half bad, is it?            这的确很不错，对吗？                                          GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明                                      half / whole / quarter                      ■                          Quarter,              halfand              wholecan all be nouns.                              *quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词：                                                    ◆              Cut the apple into quarters.              把苹果切成四等份。                                                  ◆              Two halves make a whole.              两个一半构成一个整体。                                            ■                          Wholeis also an adjective.                              *whole 亦作形容词：                                                    ◆              I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour.              我在这儿等了整整一个小时。                                            ■                          Halfis also a determiner.                              *half 亦作限定词：                                                    ◆              Half (of) the work is already finished.              工作已经完成了一半。                                                  ◆              They spent half the time looking for a parking space.              他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。                                                  ◆              Her house is half a mile down the road.              她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。                        Note that you do not put              aor              thein front of              halfwhen it is used in this way.              注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the：                                      ◆              I waited for half an hour.              我等了半个小时。                                                  ◆              I waited for a half an hour.                                            ■                          Halfcan also be used as an adverb.                              *half 亦可作副词：                                                    ◆              This meal is only half cooked.              这顿饭只煮了个半熟。                                                      half              /        hɑːf                ;          NAmE                hæf                /                    halves              /        hɑːvz                ;          NAmE                hævz                /             half[hɑ:f]CET4CET6TEM4考研n16322388038864078579964583659d54776968145281797319856156458966r584440286271677875455394DET9501635349NOUN1643873848ADV6405123270Spoken:407175260halves[1192]一半(34%)，下半场(21%)，一半的(15%)，一半地(10%)，不完全的(10%)，半学年(6%)，不完全地(4%)n.一半；半场；半学年adj.一半的；不完全的；半途的adv.一半地；部分地n.(Half)人名；(阿拉伯)哈勒夫；(德)哈尔夫；(英)哈夫

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Collins	half ★★★★★ /hɑ͟ːvz, AM hæ̱vz/ 1 [FRACTION 分数词]半；二分之一 Half of an amount or object is one of two equal parts that together make up the whole number, amount, or object. [ADJ n] They need an extra two and a half thousand pounds to complete the project... 他们还需要2,500英镑才能完成该项目。 More than half of all households report incomes above £35,000... 半数以上的家庭申报收入超过35,000英镑。 Cut the tomatoes in half vertically... 把番茄竖着切成两半。 The bridge was rebuilt in two halves... 该桥被分成两部分进行重建。 The tough market would lead to 400 jobs being cut in the first half of this year. 市场形势严峻，将导致今年上半年400个职位的削减。 Half is also a predeterminer. We just sat and talked for half an hour or so... 我们只是坐了一会，聊了大约半小时。 They had only received half the money promised... 他们只收到了所承诺的钱数的一半。 She's half his age. 她年龄比他小一半。 Half is also an adjective. ...£.75 for a half chicken tandoori. 半只唐杜里无皮鸡的价格为0.75英镑 ...a half measure of fresh lemon juice... 半份鲜榨柠檬汁 Steve barely said a handful of words during the first half hour. 史蒂夫在前半小时里没说几句话。 2 [ADV 副词]部分地；在某种程度上；有点 You use half to say that something is only partly the case or happens to only a limited extent. [ADV adj] His eyes were half closed... 他双眼半闭。 His refrigerator frequently looked half empty... 他的冰箱里经常半空着。 She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course. 她多少已经预料到他会中途就退出这门课程。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（足球、橄榄球、篮球比赛等的）半场，半时，半局 In games such as football, rugby, and basketball, matches are divided into two equal periods of time which are called halves. [usu ord N] The only goal was scored by Jakobsen early in the second half. 唯一的一粒进球是由雅各布森在下半场刚开始时打进的。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（啤酒、苹果酒等的）半品脱 A half is half a pint of a drink such as beer or cider. [BRIT 英] ...a half of lager and a sandwich. 半品脱淡啤酒和一份三明治 5 [N-COUNT 可数名词](儿童乘坐公共汽车或火车时的）半（价）票 A half is a half-price bus or train ticket for a child. [BRIT 英] 6 [ADV 副词]一半…血统地 You use half to say that someone has parents of different nationalities. For example, if you are half German, one of your parents is German but the other is not. [ADV adj] She was half Italian and half English. 她是半意大利半英国血统。 7 [PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]（时间）…点半 You use half past to refer to a time that is thirty minutes after a particular hour. [usu PREP num] 'What time were you planning lunch?'—'Half past twelve, if that's convenient.'... “你打算什么时候吃午饭？”“如果方便的话，12点半。” I think I got there about four and left about half past. 我想我是4点钟左右到达那里，大约半个小时后离开的。 8 [PREP 介词]同 half past Half means the same as half past . [PREP num] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] They are supposed to be here at about half four. 他们应该在4点半左右到达这里。 9 [ADV 副词]（用于形容词前，表示强调或夸张）非常，极其 You can use half before an adjective describing an extreme quality, as a way of emphasizing and exaggerating something. [ADV adj] [emphasis] [INFORMAL 非正式] He felt half dead with tiredness... 他已经累得半死不活了。 All this time I've been half sick about you and why you wouldn't write. 我一直非常担心你，一直在想你为什么不来信。 Half can also be used in this way with a noun referring to a long period of time or a large quantity.（与名词连用，表示时间很久或数量很大）大部分的，几乎全部的 I thought about you half the night... 我几乎整夜都在想着你。 He wouldn't know what he was saying half the time... 他大部分时间里都不知道自己在说些什么。 One phone call and half the city's police force will be around to arrest you. 只要打个电话，警察就会倾城而动过来抓你。 10 [ADV 副词]（有时用在否定句中，表示非常肯定的意思） Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky. [with neg] [emphasis] [BRIT 英] [INFORMAL 非正式] You don't half sound confident... 你听起来非常有信心。 I didn't half get into trouble... 我遇到了大麻烦。 She eventually decided the acting profession wasn't half bad... 她最终断定，表演这一行并不适合。 My kick wasn't half a bad effort for an old man... 像我这把年纪的人，老腿确实不听使唤了。 'There'd been a tremendous amount of poverty around and presumably this made some impact then.' — 'Oh not half.' “过去贫困现象比比皆是，恐怕在当时也有不小的影响吧？”“没错，那还真不是一星半点的。” 11 [ADV 副词]一点也不；差得远 You use not half or not half as to show that you do not think something is as good or impressive as it is meant to be. [with neg] [emphasis] You're not half the man you think you are... 你根本不是你自己想象的那种人。 Poor old Henry, and not half as clever as he'd thought. 可怜的老亨利，以为自己多聪明。 12 [PHRASE 短语]非常…的；更…的；非同寻常的 When you use an expression such as a problem and a half or a meal and a half, you are emphasizing that your reaction to it is either very favourable or very unfavourable. [usu v-link PHR] [emphasis] It becomes clear that Montgomerie has a job and half on his hands. 很显然，蒙哥马利手头有一大堆事情要做。 13 [PHRASE 短语]妻子；丈夫；另一半 If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with. [poss PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] I was worried that my career, my children and my other half might become too much to cope with. 我担心我的事业、我的孩子们和我的那口子可能会让我应付不过来。 14 [PHRASE 短语]以一半；一半地 If you increase something by half, half of the original amount is added to it. If you decrease it by half, half of the original amount is taken away from it. [PHR after v] The number of 7 year olds who read poorly has increased by half over the past 5 years... 不识字的7岁儿童的人数在过去5年里增加了一半。 Cutting food intake by half is an incredibly difficult thing for anyone to do. 将进食量减半对任何人来说都是件非常难的事。 15 [PHRASE 短语]做事不认真；做事马虎 If you say that someone never does things by halves, you mean that they always do things very thoroughly. [with brd-neg] In Italy they rarely do things by halves. Designers work thoroughly, producing the world's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics. 在意大利，人们很少马虎从事。设计师们精益求精，用最美丽的布料制造出世界上最适合穿着的衣服。 16 [PHRASE 短语]（两人）平均分摊，平分（费用） If two people go halves, they divide the cost of something equally between them. [V inflects] He's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend. We have to go halves on the phone bill which drives me mad. 他总和女友煲电话粥。令我抓狂的是电话费可是我们俩平摊的。 17 half the battle→see: battle ； half an ear→see: ear ； too clever by half→see: clever ；
Oxford	half ★ / hɑːf ; NAmE hæf / noun , determiner , pronoun , adverb half halves noun ★ ( plural halves / hɑːvz ; NAmE hævz / ) 1 ★ either of two equal parts into which sth is or can be spanided 一半；半 ◆ two and a half kilos (2½) 两公斤半 ◆ One and a half hours are allowed for the exam. 考试时间为一个半小时。 ◆ An hour and a half is allowed for the exam. 考试时间为一个半小时。 ◆ The second half of the book is more exciting. 书的后半部份比较刺激有趣。 ◆ I've spanided the money in half. 我把钱平均分成了两半。 ◆ We'll need to reduce the weight by half. 我们得把重量减轻一半。 ☞see also halve 2 ★ either of two periods of time into which a sports game, concert, etc. is spanided （比赛、音乐会等的）半场，半局 ◆ No goals were scored in the first half. 上半场没有得分。 3 = halfback ☞see also centre half , scrum half 4 ( BrE) ( informal) half a pint of beer or a similar drink （啤酒等饮料的）半品脱 ◆ Two halves of bitter, please. 请来两杯半品脱的苦啤酒。 IDIOMS and a ˈhalf ( informal) bigger, better, more important, etc. than usual 更大（或好、重要等）的；非同寻常的；出色的 ◆ That was a game and a half! 那场比赛真棒！ do nothing/not do anything by ˈhalves to do whatever you do completely and thoroughly 做任何事情都完全彻底；善始善终；不半途而废 ◆ You're expecting twins? Well, you never did do anything by halves. 你要生对双胞胎？唔，你做事倒从来不会只做一半。 go half and ˈhalf \| go ˈhalves (with sb) to share the cost of sth equally with sb （和某人）平均分摊费用 ◆ We go halves on all the bills. 我们平均分摊所有的费用。 the ˈhalf of it used in negative sentences to say that a situation is worse or more complicated than sb thinks （用于否定句）比想像的更糟糕（或更复杂）的部份 ◆ ‘It sounds very difficult.’ ‘ You don't know the half of it.’ “这事听起来很难。”“你还未了解更困难的一面呢。” how the other half ˈlives the way of life of a different social group, especially one much richer than you 另一类人的生活方式（尤指比自己富有得多的） too clever, etc. by ˈhalf ( BrE) ( informal, disapproving) clever, etc. in a way that annoys you or makes you suspicious 聪明（等）过头 ☞more at mind n. , six , time n. determiner , pronoun ★ 1 ★ an amount equal to half of sth/sb 半数 ◆ half an hour 半小时 ◆ Half (of) the fruit was bad. 水果坏了一半。 ◆ Half of the money was mine. 那些钱有一半是我的。 ◆ He has a half share in the company. 他拥有该公司的一半股份。 ◆ Out of 36 candidates, half passed. 36 名考生中有半数及格。 ☞language bank at proportion 2 ~ the time, fun, trouble, etc. the largest part of sth 绝大部份（时间、乐趣、麻烦等） ◆ Half the fun of gardening is never knowing exactly what's going to come up. 园艺的最大乐趣是谁也不知道到底会长出什么。 ◆ Half the time you don't even listen to what I say. 你大部份时间甚至没听我说的话。 IDIOMS half a ˌloaf is better than no ˈbread ( saying) you should be grateful for sth, even if it is not as good, much, etc. as you really wanted; something is better than nothing 半块面包比没有面包强；聊胜于无 half a ˈminute, ˈsecond, etc. ( informal) a short time 短时间；一会儿 ◆ Hang on. I'll be ready in half a minute. 等一下。我马上就准备好了。 ★ half past ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ( US also half after ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ) ( also BrE , informal half ˈone, ˈtwo, etc. ) 30 minutes after any hour on the clock 一点（或两点）半等 adverb ★ 1 ★ to the extent of half 到一半程度；半 ◆ The glass was half full. 玻璃杯半满。 2 ★ partly 部份地 ◆ The chicken was only half cooked. 鸡只煮了半熟。 ◆ half-closed eyes 半睁半闭的眼 ◆ I'm half inclined to agree. 我不十分同意。 IDIOMS ˌhalf as ˌmany, ˌmuch, etc. aˈgain ( BrE) ( US half aˈgain as much ) an increase of 50% of the existing number or amount 50% 的增长 ◆ Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 2009. 卫生保健方面的开销比 2009 年增加了一半。 ˌnot ˈhalf ( BrE) ( informal) used to emphasize a statement or an opinion 很；非常 ◆ It wasn't half good (= it was very good). 这很好。 ◆ ‘Was she annoyed?’ ‘Not half!’ (= she was extremely annoyed) “她生气了吗？”“非常生气！” not ˈhalf as \| not ˈhalf such a not nearly 远非；差得多 ◆ He is not half such a fool as they think. 他远不是他们以为的那么傻。 not half ˈbad ( informal) ( used to show surprise 表示吃惊 ) not bad at all; good 一点不坏；很好 ◆ It really isn't half bad, is it? 这的确很不错，对吗？ GRAMMAR POINT 语法说明 half / whole / quarter ■ Quarter, halfand wholecan all be nouns. quarter、half 和 whole 均可作名词： ◆ Cut the apple into quarters. 把苹果切成四等份。 ◆ Two halves make a whole. 两个一半构成一个整体。 ■ Wholeis also an adjective. whole 亦作形容词： ◆ I’ve been waiting here for a whole hour. 我在这儿等了整整一个小时。 ■ Halfis also a determiner. half 亦作限定词： ◆ Half (of) the work is already finished. 工作已经完成了一半。 ◆ They spent half the time looking for a parking space. 他们花了一半的时间寻找停车位。 ◆ Her house is half a mile down the road. 她的房子在这条路上前面半英里远的地方。 Note that you do not put aor thein front of halfwhen it is used in this way. 注意在此用法中 half 前面不加 a 或 the： ◆ I waited for half an hour. 我等了半个小时。 ◆ I waited for a half an hour. ■ Halfcan also be used as an adverb. half 亦可作副词： ◆ This meal is only half cooked. 这顿饭只煮了个半熟。 half / hɑːf ; NAmE hæf / halves / hɑːvz ; NAmE hævz /
LDC	half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjective half2 noun half3 adverb halfhalf1 /hɑːf $ hæf/ ●●● S1 W1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjective [only before noun] Entry menu Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 150% exactly or about 50% (½) of an amount, time, distance, number etchalf of Over half of the children live in one-parent families. Only half the guests had arrived by seven o’clock. If you look at our members, at least half are women.half a mile/pound/hour etc half a pound of butter It’s about half a mile down the road. She drank half a bottle of wine. half a million dollarsa half hour/mile etc You can’t just waltz in a half hour late. It’s about a half mile down the road. a half day excursion to the island He demanded a half share of the money.half the price/size/length etc It’s only half the size of a normal violin. They offered to pay half the cost of repairs.2most of the largest part of somethinghalf of We missed half of what he said because someone was talking. She seems to be asleep half the time. Getting covered in mud is half the fun.3time half past one/two/three etc especially British English (also half one/two/three etc British English spoken) 30 minutes after the hour mentioned: I got home at about half past one. I rang at about half six. We’ll be there by seven or half past (=half past seven).4half a dozen a)six: half a dozen eggs b)a small number of people or things: There were half a dozen other people in front of me.5half a/the chance a small opportunity to do something, especially one which someone would take eagerly: I’d go to university if I got half the chance. Many kids would sleep till noon given half a chance.6half an eye/ear if you have half an eye on something, or if you are listening with half an ear, you are giving only part of your attention to it: He listened with only half an ear and his thoughts wandered. The teacher kept half an eye on them all through the lesson.7be half the battle spoken used to say that when you have done the most difficult part of an activity, the rest is easy: Getting the audience to like you is half the battle.8half a minute/moment/second etc spoken a very short time: Hold on, this will only take half a second.9only half the story an explanation that is not complete, used especially to say that someone is trying to keep something secret: Journalists are convinced that she was only telling them half the story.10have half a mind to do something spoken used to say that you would like to do something but you probably will not do it: He had half a mind to ask for his money back. I have half a mind to tell your mother about this.11half measures actions or methods that are not strong enough, and so are not effective in dealing with a difficult problem: This is no time for half measures.12half a loaf (is better than none) something that is less than what you wanted or asked for, but that you might accept because it is better than nothingGRAMMARNumbers with half• You say one and a half, two and a half etc: · She is two and a half. ✗Don’t say: one and half \| two and half• The phrases one and a half, two and a half etc are followed by a plural noun: · We were there for one and a half days. ✗Don’t say: We were there for one and a half day.Singular or plural verb?• You can use half (of) with a plural noun and a plural verb: · Only half the citizens vote.• You can use half (of) with an uncountable noun and a singular verb: · Half the food was wasted.Word orderYou say half (of) the: · I’ve only read half the story. ✗Don’t say: I’ve only read the half story. half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjective half2 noun half3 adverb halfhalf2 ●●● S1 W2 noun (plural halves /hɑːvz $ hævz/) [countable] Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 150% one of two equal parts of something: Two halves make a whole.one/two etc and a half (=1½, 2½ etc) My son’s three and a half now. an hour and a half later two and a half thousand peoplefirst/second/other half (of something) in the first half of the 19th century He kept the other half of the cake for himself.top/bottom/northern etc half (of something) A veil covered the lower half of her face. the southern half of the countrybreak/cut/tear etc something in half (=into two equal parts) She tore the piece of paper in half.reduce/cut something by half (=make something 50% smaller) a plan to cut European forces by half2sport one of the two parts into which a sports event is dividedfirst/second half France played very well in the first half.3player a player who plays in the middle part of the field in sports like football, rugby etc: the 23-year-old Newcastle centre half4beer British English a half of a pint of beerhalf of Can I have a half of lager, please?5ticket British English a child’s ticket, for example on a bus or train, that is cheaper than an adult’s ticket: One and a half to Waterloo, please.6a ... and a half informal used when you think that something is very unusual or surprising, or very good: That was a meal and a half!7the half of it spoken used to emphasize that a situation is more difficult, complicated, or unpleasant than people realize: Everyone knows she’s a difficult girl, but they don’t know the half of it.8your better half/other half old-fashioned used humorously to mean your husband, wife, or partner9not do something by halves to do something very eagerly and using a lot of care and effort: I’m sure it will be a fantastic wedding. Eva never does anything by halves.10go halves (on something) to share something, especially the cost of something, equally between two people: Do you want to go halves on a pizza?11too clever/rich/good etc by half British English informal very clever, rich etc in an annoying way: That boy’s too arrogant by half.12how the other half lives how people who are much richer or much poorer than you manage their lives, work, money etcCOLLOCATIONSverbsbreak/cut/tear something in half (=into two equal pieces)· He tore the paper in half.divide/split something in half· Divide the dough in half.reduce/cut something by half (=make something 50% smaller or 50% less)· The company has reduced the number of staff by half.decrease/fall by half (=become 50% less)· Share prices fell by half.increase/rise by half (=become 50% more)· The number of passengers using the service has increased by half.adjectivesthe top/bottom half· He graduated in the top half of his law school class.the upper/lower half· The upper half of the door contained a stained glass window.the northern/southern half· The northern half of the city is generally poorer.the first/second half· Profits doubled in the first half of the year.the other half· Half the patients were given the drug and the other half were given a sugar pill.the last/latter half· He struggled with ill health in the latter half of his life.phrasesone/two etc and a half· ‘How old is she?’ ‘Five and a half.’ half1 predeterminer, pronoun, adjective half2 noun half3 adverb halfhalf3 ●●● S2 adverb Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1partly, but not completely: He was half in the water and half out. She was standing there half dressed, putting on her make-up. The door was only half closed. The jug was still half full. a half-empty wine bottle I was only half awake. He looked half asleep. I was half expecting her to say ‘no’. I half hoped that they wouldn’t come. I said it half jokingly.2if something is half one thing and half something else, it is a combination of those two things: He’s half English, half Swiss.3used to emphasize something bad, to say that it is almost an extremely bad thing: The kitten looked half starved. He was half dead with exhaustion. I had been driven half out of my mind with worry.4a)half as much/big etc half the size, amount etc of something else: The new machine has all the same functions, but is only half as large. b)half as much/big etc again larger by an amount that is equal to half the original size: A flat in London costs almost half as much again as a flat in Glasgow.5not half as/so good/interesting etc (as somebody/something) much less good, less interesting etc than someone or something else: The movie wasn’t half as entertaining as the book. She can’t love you half as much as I do.6not half British English spoken used when you want to emphasize an opinion or statement: She doesn’t half talk once she gets started.7not half bad spoken an expression meaning good, used especially when you are rather surprised that something is good: Actually, the party wasn’t half bad.8half and half partly one thing and partly another: The group was about half and half, complete beginners and people with some experience.
WDF	half [hɑ:f] CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1632 23880 3886 4078 5799 6458 3659 d547 76968 14528 17973 19856 15645 8966 r5844 4028 627 1677 875 455 394 DET950 1635349 NOUN1643 873848 ADV6405 123270 Spoken: 407175260 halves[1192] 一半(34%)，下半场(21%)，一半的(15%)，一半地(10%)，不完全的(10%)，半学年(6%)，不完全地(4%) n.一半；半场；半学年 adj.一半的；不完全的；半途的 adv.一半地；部分地 n.(Half)人名；(阿拉伯)哈勒夫；(德)哈尔夫；(英)哈夫

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