half measure

英 [hɑːf ˈmeʒə(r)]

美 [hæf ˈmeʒər]

n.   折衷办法; [经] 权宜办法

经济

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 折中政策;不彻底的行动
  If someone refers to policies or actions ashalf measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
  1. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
     他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。

双语例句

• A musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure.
  表示两个或者四个半音符构成一个小节的音乐拍子记号。
• A unit is equal to half a pint of regular strength beer or lager, one small glass of wine or a small ( pub measure) of spirits.
  一单位等于半品脱的啤酒或者度数高的啤酒，一小杯葡萄酒或者小型的（酒吧衡量）酒类。
• In case of plane strain problem, the effects of viscoelastic infinite half plane foundation on the earthquake response of concrete gravity dams have been investigated. An interaction influence factor is used in this paper as a measure of degree of interaction effect.
  本文在平面应变问题范围内，讨论粘弹性均匀半平面地基对重力坝地震反应（主要指地震荷载）的影响，定义了相互作用影响系数。
• Sleeping pills are a half measure.
  安眠药丸是一个折衷方法。
• Half of the opponents of the controversial goods and services tax ( GST) would accept an increase in the top salaries tax rate as an alternative measure to broaden the tax base.
  调查显示，销售税一半的反对者接受提高最高薪俸税的税率，以作为扩阔税基的替代措施。
• More than half of the Texas House of Representatives have signed a measure allowing concealed handguns at universities.
  超过一半的德克萨斯州众议院代表已经签署了允许在学院中非公开携带枪支的议案。
• It is not necessary to wait until half of a sample has decayed in order to measure the halflife.
  不必一直等到样品衰变一半之后才测量它的半衰期。
• Newton's half ring is rayed by laser to demonstrate the equivalent thickness interference phenomenon of film step and measure film thickness.
  用激光照射牛顿半环来演示薄膜台阶的等厚干涉现象和测定薄膜厚度。
• While studding on temperature measure of large rotating hull, a new structure of half enveloped sensor of glide measure temperature is put forward.
  结合大型旋转艇体温度测试的研究，提出了一种新型的半铠装滑动测温传感器结构。
• From the latter half of 1998, Chinese government carried out the Expanding Financial Policy taking infrastructure investment as its focus and with a main measure of issuing state bonds.
  从1998年下半年开始，为了刺激经济增长，我国实行了以基础设施投资为重点的扩张性财政政策，主要手段是发行国债。