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half of + noun phrase
Half of the students are from China.
一半的学生来自中国。
一半；二分之一
halves — plural of half
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一半；二分之一
One of two equal or roughly equal parts into which something is divided; the fraction 1/2.
Half of the students are from China.
一半的学生来自中国。
通常为两等分之一
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
可分割整体的两个相等部分之一
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
标准度量的一半,主要是指
Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
某些游戏或表演中分为两部分的其中之一,两部分之间有间隔
one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval
She cut the apple into two halves.
她把苹果切成两半。
AI contextual example
Half of the students passed the exam.
一半的学生通过了考试。
AI contextual example
He spent half of his salary on rent.
他把一半工资花在了房租上。
AI contextual example
half a loaf
半条面包。
WordNet
Half of the students are from China.
一半的学生来自中国。
用于动词之后，表示分成两等份。
Cut the apple in half.
把苹果切成两半。
通常用于指比赛、演出等的时间段。
The second half of the movie was boring.
电影的下半部分很无聊。
Not this
Half of students are here.
Use this
Half of the students are here.
缺少定冠词 'the'，在 'half of' 后接限定性名词短语时通常需要冠词。
Not this
I ate two halfs.
Use this
I ate two halves.
名词 'half' 的复数形式是不规则变化 'halves'，而非加 -s。
Not this
I waited half of an hour.
Use this
I waited half an hour.
表达时间长度时，'half an hour' 是固定用法，不需要 'of'。
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上半场
The team scored three goals in the first half.
球队在上半场进了三个球。
下半场
They came back strong in the second half.
他们下半场强势反击。
另一半
She is looking for her other half.
她正在寻找她的另一半。
一半的
Half of the students were absent.
一半的学生缺席了。
半小时
I'll be there in half an hour.
我半小时后到。
半场休息
The score was 2-0 at half time.
半场休息时比分是2比0。
成功的一半
Having a good plan is half the battle.
有一个好计划是成功的一半。
不成熟的
His half-baked idea was quickly rejected.
他那不成熟的想法很快就被否决了。
不热心的
She made a half-hearted attempt to finish the project.
她漫不经心地尝试完成这个项目。
我一半的心在哈瓦那，哦呐呐。
from the song 'Havana' by Camila Cabello
出自卡米拉·卡贝洛的歌曲《Havana》
我是混血王子。
from the movie 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
出自电影《哈利·波特与混血王子》
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想象一个披萨被切成两半，'half' 就是其中一半。
多用于体育比赛或表演的分节，以及日常等分场景，属于中性语域。
Words that rhyme with 'half': calf, staff (both have /ɑːf/ sound). Words with similar spelling but different pronunciation (ending in 'alm' /ɑːm/): calm, palm, balm.
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