halves

英 [hɑːvz]

美 [hævz]

n.  一半; 半; (比赛、音乐会等的)半场，半局; (啤酒等饮料的)半品脱
half的复数; halve的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 把…减半;减到一半
  When youhalvesomething or when ithalves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount.
  1. Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon...
     李医生相信，锻炼身体能使患结肠癌的风险降低一半。
  2. The work force has been halved in two years...
     劳动力在两年里减少了一半。
  3. Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.
     与此同时，黑胶唱片的销售量在1992年下降了一半，只有670万张。
• VERB 将…对半分;把…二等分
  If youhalvesomething, you divide it into two equal parts.
  1. Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.
     将菠萝对半切开，挖出里面的果肉。
• （half 的复数）
  Halvesis the plural ofhalf.

双语例句

• I can't match up the two halves of the photograph. a bit is missing from the middle.
  我无法将照片的两半张拼合起来，中间少了一点点。
• In Italy they rarely do things by halves. Designers work thoroughly, producing the world's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics.
  在意大利，人们很少马虎从事。设计师们精益求精，用最美丽的布料制造出世界上最适合穿着的衣服。
• The two halves of the main branch have grown apart.
  主枝的左右两半各向不同的方向生长。
• If your score on the final is your lowest grade then one of the halves will be dropped.
  如果你期末考试的分数是你最低的分数，则二等分中的一个将被去除。
• Here, you can see various angles of both the top and bottom hull halves.
  在这里，您可以看到不同的角度都顶部和底部的船体部分。
• The new machine halves the time of doing the work.
  新机器使工时减少一半。
• It's like two halves of a puzzle come together.
  这就像拼图的两半被放在了一起。
• Cut the apple into halves.
  把这个苹果切成两半。
• Sandwich the two halves of the sponge together with cream
  在两半儿海绵蛋糕中间夹入奶油。
• "I only have one apple, so I will go halves with you."
  “我只有一个苹果，所以我会平分一半给你。”