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halves

/hævz/ /hɑvz/

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noun

一半, 对半.

One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.

Examples :

"I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."

我吃了那稍微小一点儿的半个苹果。

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noun

半品脱，半杯。

Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.

Examples :

""At the pub, he ordered two halves of bitter." "

在酒吧里，他点了两杯半品脱的苦啤酒。

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noun

一半，二分之一

(preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.

Examples :

"Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."

四分之三减去四分之一等于二分之一 (或一半)。

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noun

部分，方面，半边。

Part; side; behalf.

Examples :

"The two halves of the class worked together on the project. "

班级的两部分同学合作完成了这个项目。

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noun

学期，半学期。

Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.

Examples :

"At Eton College, the academic year is divided into three halves: Michaelmas, Lent, and Summer. "

在伊顿公学，学年分为三个学期（或半学期）：米迦勒节学期、四旬斋学期和夏季学期。

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同母/父异父/母的兄弟姐妹

A half sibling.

Examples :

""Although they share only one parent, Sarah considers her halves her true siblings." "

虽然莎拉和她的同母/父异父/母的兄弟姐妹只有一个共同的父母，但她仍然把他们当作亲兄弟姐妹看待。

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noun

儿童票, 半票.

A child ticket.

Examples :

""The movie theater offered halves price tickets for children under the age of twelve." "

电影院为十二岁以下的儿童提供半票.

entertainment family

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verb

减半，对半劈开。

To reduce to half the original amount.

Examples :

"The recipe said to halve the sugar for a smaller batch. "

菜谱上说，要做小份的，就把糖的用量减半。

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verb

分成两半，对半分。

To divide into two halves.

Examples :

"The chef halved the watermelon for the picnic. "

野餐时，厨师把西瓜切成了两半。

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verb

占一半，构成一半。

To make up half of.

Examples :

""Our group project halves the work for each student." "

我们的小组项目让每个学生的工作量减少了一半。

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verb

对接, 榫接。

To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully halves the two pieces of wood to create a strong, flush joint for the tabletop. "

木匠小心地对接榫接这两块木头，为桌面制作一个坚固且齐平的连接处。

material structure building technical work

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verb

打平，平局。

In match play, to achieve a tie or draw on.

Examples :

"to halve a hole or a match"

在某洞打平或整场比赛打成平局

sport game achievement