halve

英 [hɑːv]

美 [hæv]

v.  (使)减半; 把…对半分

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

CET6IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.7024 / COCA.10095

习惯用语

v.

a trouble shared is a trouble halved
• 烦恼可以分担（向人倾诉，愁苦就会减少）
  if you talk to sb about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious

牛津词典

verb

• （使）减半
  to reduce by a half; to make sth reduce by a half
  1. The shares have halved in value .
     股价已经跌了一半。
  2. The company is halving its prices.
     该公司正将产品半价出售。
• 把…对半分
  to divide sth into two equal parts

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.

英英释义

verb

• divide by two
  1. Halve the cake

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• Yet the Bush administration claims it can halve the budget deficit by2009.
  不过，布什政府宣称有能力在2009年前将财政赤字减半。
• After this cycle was repeated a few times, the CPU horsepower would effectively halve itself to zero.
  这个循环重复几次之后，CPU计算能力多次减半，基本上接近零了。
• Halve and deseed the peppers.
  把辣椒切成两半并去籽。
• As a result the city has had to halve the expected lifetime of its landfill sites.
  其结果是，该市不得不将垃圾填埋场的预期寿命缩短一半。
• He says that without additional funding, the organization may be forced to halve the ration given to individuals.
  他说，没有更多的资金，这个机构可能会被迫减少每个难民口粮的一半。
• If that happened, sales would halve overnight.
  如果发生那种情况，销售会一下子减少一半。
• Halve the peppers and char the skins under a hot grill.
  将甜椒剖成两半，在滚热的烤架上烤至外壳微焦。
• 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。