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'll come if we can go halves.
  如果我们能分摊费用，那么我就来。
• The body halves are then separated by removing cap screws and hex nuts.
  拆卸了盖螺丝和六角螺母后，阀体就分为两半。
• How are the two halves of the machine joined together?
  这台机器的两部分是如何联结起来的？
• The volume divides into two halves, in substance as well as style.
  这本自传分成了两半，内容和文体都是如此。
• 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。
• Sandwich the two halves of the sponge together with cream
  在两半儿海绵蛋糕中间夹入奶油。
• The two halves of the town face each other, and both have interesting churches
  城镇一分为二，两两相望，各自都有颇具趣味的教堂。
• It's like two halves of a puzzle come together.
  这就像拼图的两半被放在了一起。
• For the ancient Mexicans, life and death were inseparable, two halves of the same whole.
  对古代墨西哥人来说，生与死是同一整体不可分割的两个部分。
• If you can't afford to pay for it on your own, I'll go halves with you.
  如果你一个人付不起，我会和你分摊费用的。