halve

英 [hɑːv] 美[hæv]
  • vt. 二等分;把……减半
  • n. (Halve)人名;(芬)哈尔韦

TEM4CET6中低频词基本词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: halves;过去式: halved;过去分词: halved;现在分词: halving;

中文词源


halve 使减半

来自half的动词形式。比较interleave.

英英释意


1. divide by two; divide into halves;
"Halve the cake"

英文词源


halve (v.)
Middle English halven, halfen "to divide in halves" (c. 1200), from half (n.). Meaning "to reduce by half" is from c. 1400. Related: Halved; halving.

考试真题


This approach has led over time to a fall in smoking with numbers having roughly halved since the 1970s.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the gap has been roughly halved over the last three years.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

实用场景例句


The company is halving its prices.
该公司正将产品半价出售。

牛津词典

The shares have halved in value .
股价已经跌了一半。

牛津词典

Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.
将菠萝对半切开,挖出里面的果肉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The work force has been halved in two years...
劳动力在两年里减少了一半。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Growth rates would at least halve from last year's 30 per cent, they said.
他们表示,需求增长率将至少要比去年的30%少一半.

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To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.
结婚是权利减半,责任加倍.

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Be It not for your generosity In halve your commission, further business will be Impracticable.
若非贵公司慷慨地分润一半佣金, 则将不可能再行交易.

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Let's halve the project between our two teams.
让我们两个队平均分担这项工程吧.

辞典例句

Lacklustre demand meant the government had to halve its retail issuance.
萎靡不振的需求,意味着政府不得不将面向散户的发行额减少一半.

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I'll halve expenses with you.
我要跟你平均分摊费用.

辞典例句

In 2005 the constitution was amended to halve the size of the legislature.
2005年,修改后的“宪法”将“立法院”的席位减少了一半.

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Double camp security and halve the prisoners food rations! There will be no further transgressions.
营区的安全措施加倍,囚犯的食物减半! 这样就不会有更多的事情发生了.

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Yet the Bush administration claims it can halve the budget deficit by 2009.
不过,布什政府宣称有能力在2009年前将财政赤字减半.

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He and I decided to halve expenses on our trip.
我和他决定均摊旅行费用.

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If we halve the mass carried, sliding friction is also halved.
如果我们将质量减半, 滑动摩擦力也会减半.

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Peel carrots and parsnips; halve crosswise to separate thick and narrow parts.
为胡萝卜和欧防风去皮; 斜切,把厚的和薄的部分分开.

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To marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties.
结婚意味着权利减半,责任加倍.

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The new railway will halve the time needed for the journey.
这条新铁路将使旅行所需的时间缩减一半.

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They had to halve the recipe to serve two.
他们不得不把按处方配的药减半以供两个人使用.

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The equipment sells for $ 10, 000 but tax credits in effect halve the cost.
该设备的售价为1万美元,但实际上税收减免一半的费用.

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They are going to halve my salary.
他们准备把我的薪水减半.

辞典例句

Then, the share prices of the world's biggest banks halve in minutes.
当时, 诸多全球大型银行的股价瞬间减半.

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I halve the cost of living.
我摊一半生活费用.

辞典例句

Let's halve the work between the two of us.
让我俩平均分担这份工作吧.

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Peel apricots with a vegetable peeler, then halve and pit.
用蔬菜去皮机给杏子去皮, 然后一切两半并去核.

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Eating a vegetarian diet can almost halve the risk of developing cancer, research suggests.
研究表明:素食可以把患癌症的风险降低几乎一半.

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Let's halve the work between the 2 of us.
让我们两人共同分担这项工作.

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