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reach the semifinal(s)
semifinal 常用复数形式，指半决赛阶段。
Our team reached the semifinals.
我们队进入了半决赛。
半决赛
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半决赛
semifinal
Our team reached the semifinals.
我们队进入了半决赛。
半决赛,即决赛前四强之间进行的比赛
A playoff in the round with only four players or teams left, the stage before the final.
淘汰赛倒数第二轮中的两场比赛之一
one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
从半决赛选手中决出决赛选手的比赛,为随后的决赛做准备
A competition that narrows a field of contestants (semifinalists) to a set of finalists, for a subsequent final.
Our team lost in the semifinal but still played well.
我们队在半决赛中失利了，但打得还是很好。
She reached the semifinal of the tennis tournament last year.
去年她打进了网球锦标赛的半决赛。
The semifinals will be held next Friday at the main stadium.
半决赛将于下周五在主体育场举行。
semifinal 常用复数形式，指半决赛阶段。
Our team reached the semifinals.
我们队进入了半决赛。
表示“在半决赛中”用介词 in。
She played well in the semifinal.
她在半决赛中表现出色。
against 后接对手，表示半决赛的对手。
This is their semifinal against the defending champions.
这是他们对阵卫冕冠军的半决赛。
win 或 lose 可与 semifinal 搭配，表示输赢。
They won the semifinal and advanced to the final.
他们赢了半决赛，进入了决赛。
Not this
We are going to watch semifinal on TV.
Use this
We are going to watch the semifinal on TV.
semifinal 是可数名词，单数形式前面通常需要限定词（例如 the）；中文“看半决赛”没有冠词，直译时容易漏掉 the。
Not this
Our team lost in the half-final.
Use this
Our team lost in the semifinal.
汉语“半决赛”不能逐字译成 half-final；英语用 semifinal 表达“半决赛”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
进入半决赛
The team reached the semifinals for the first time in twenty years.
这支队伍二十年来首次进入半决赛。
赢得半决赛
They won the semifinal and advanced to the final.
他们赢得了半决赛，晋级决赛。
在半决赛中失利
He lost in the semifinal to the defending champion.
他在半决赛中输给了卫冕冠军。
半决赛（比赛）
She won her semifinal match in straight sets.
她直落两盘赢下了半决赛。
半决赛轮次
The semifinal round will be held next Saturday.
半决赛将于下周六举行。
Use semifinal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
semi-意为“半”，final是“决赛”，半决赛就是决赛前的半场。想象四强争夺决赛门票。 记住：先赢下semifinal，才能进final。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports commentary、tournament news coverage 该词为中性词，通常用于体育比赛或晋级赛事的报道和日常交流中，口语和书面语都比较常见。
真正与 semifinal 的 -final 押韵的词：final、spinal、vinyl（均读 /-aɪnəl/）。注意拼写相似的 criminal /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ 不押韵（读 /-ɪnəl/）；finally /ˈfaɪnəli/ 和 finale /fɪˈnɑːli/ 虽含 final 拼写，但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.