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

• 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。
• To add some strength, glue and clamp two halves together to form the rudder.
  添加一些实力，胶水和夹具两半在一起，形成舵。
• Cut it into two exact halves.
  把它切成准确的两半儿。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。”
• The rope bridge breaks in the middle and both halves fall apart.
  索桥从中间断了，两头塌了下去。
• He divided the apple into two halves.
  他将苹果分成两半。
• It's like two halves of a puzzle come together.
  这就像拼图的两半被放在了一起。