better half

英 [ˌbetə ˈhɑːf]

美 [ˌbetər ˈhæf]

n. 另一半(指配偶或恋人)

牛津词典

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I'll go if my better half lets me.
老婆大人批准我便去。
Better half an egg than empty shell.
半只蛋也比空壳好。
Many, many congratulations on your marriage. Better Be half hanged than ill wed.
祝贺你们缔结良缘。宁做单身汉，不结恶姻缘。
Better than half the class was absent.
多一半课时没学生。
So that they may extricate your better half.
那么他们还可以拯救你的另一半灵魂。
Tom: You mean they are tired of their better half?
你意思是说他们对他们的另一半厌倦了？
Yes, you'd better walk for half an hour every day.
是的，你最好每天散步半小时。
I am waiting for a woman, a appropriate one, the better half.
我只是在等待一个适合的女人，一个很好的另一半。
All the supporting systems of his life, including his parents, friends or his better half can only help him to better face his own life, and they can never replace his own life.
所有的亲情，友情和爱情其实都是为了帮助一个人更好的去独自面对自己的人生，而不是去代替他自己的人生。
I promised to take my better half shopping this afternoon.
我答应我妻子下午带她去买东西。