halved

英 [hɑːvd]

美 [hævd]

v.  (使)减半; 把…对半分
halve的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：halved　

BNC.39694 / COCA.30248

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

• Total trade volumes have more than halved since a year ago, say market participants.
  市场人士表示，如今的总交易量比一年前减少了一半以上。
• Copper prices, for example, have halved.
  举例来说，金属铜的价格已经跌了一半。
• Their profits have halved in the past six months.
  他们的利润在过去6个月里已下降了一半。
• Share prices had halved and there had been massive bond defaults, but no big bank collapses.
  股价跌去一半，并出现了大量债券违约，但没有一家大型银行倒闭。
• After the pessimistic sales forecasts, production was halved.
  在做了悲观销售预测之后，产量降低了一半。
• The shares have halved in value.
  股价已经跌了一半。
• The new method has halved the production cost.
  新方法使生产成本减少一半。
• The country is suffering from galloping inflation; the value of its money has halved in the past six months.
  这个国家通货膨胀迅速恶化，货币在过去六个月贬值了一半。
• The government's armed forces have halved their strength for the festive break.
  由于节日休假，政府武装部队人数减半。
• Real Japanese house prices have almost halved since 1992.
  日本实际房价自1992年来近乎腰斩。