half-time

['hæf,taim]
  • n. 中场休息时间;半工半薪

英文词源


half-time (n.)
also halftime, half time, indicating "half of the time," 1640s, from half + time (n.). Tempo sense is by 1880. In football, from 1867.

双语例句


1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。

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2. She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.
她多少已经预料到他会中途就退出这门课程。

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3. The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.
窗帘拉上了一半以遮挡阳光。

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4. From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her.
从我听到的来看,半个学校的人都想和她上床。

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5. You're not half the man you think you are.
你根本不是你自己想象的那种人。

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