halve
US /hæv/
UK /hɑːv/
名詞
一半
one of two equal parts of a whole
範例:
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I'll take the top half of the cake.
我要蛋糕的上面一半。
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He only ate half of his sandwich.
他只吃了一半三明治。
限定詞
半
constituting a half
範例:
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We waited for half an hour.
我們等了半個小時。
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She drank half a glass of water.
她喝了半杯水。
副詞
一半, 部分地
to the extent of half; partly
範例:
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The job is only half done.
工作只完成一半。
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He was half asleep during the lecture.
他在講座期間半睡半醒。
動詞
對半分, 減半
divide into two equal parts
範例:
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Can you half the apple for me?
你能幫我把蘋果切成兩半嗎？
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We decided to half the profits.
我們決定平分利潤。