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

• The new machine halves the time of doing the work.
  新机器使工时减少一半。
• Sandwich the two halves of the sponge together with cream
  在两半儿海绵蛋糕中间夹入奶油。
• We had traditional dishes again which included a pineapple cut into two halves filled with steamed rice and vegetables.
  我们再次品尝了传统菜，包括菠萝饭把一个菠萝切成两半，里面填上米饭和蔬菜。
• 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。
• He's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend. We have to go halves on the phone bill which drives me mad.
  他总和女友煲电话粥。令我抓狂的是电话费可是我们俩平摊的。
• Cut the apple into halves.
  把这个苹果切成两半。
• 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。
• Cut it into two exact halves.
  把它切成准确的两半儿。
• 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 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。