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 year after roughly half the patients had the surgery, all completed a detailed questionnaire designed to measure quality of life, symptoms, functional ability, and emotional and intellectual status.
  一年后，约一半的患者接受了手术，他们全部完成了详细的调查问卷，旨在衡量其生活质量，疾病症状，行为能力，情绪和智力状况。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sleeping pills are a half measure.
  安眠药丸是一个折衷方法。
• 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。
• The results show that the experiment platform is conveniently to install the half axle, easy to adjust, and quickly and accurately to measure.
  结果表明，所设计的静扭试验台安装方便、调整简单、试验快速而准确。
• When you spend half your life in hotel rooms all around the world, the familiar sounds of ESPN or the Discovery Channel can provide some small measure of comfort.
  如果你一年里有一半时间都在世界各地的宾馆里睡觉，ESPN和探索频道熟悉的声音多少会能给你一些慰藉吧！