half measures

美 [ˌhæf ˈmeʒərz]英 [ˌhɑːf ˈmeʒəz]
  • n.不彻底的行动计划;不强硬的折中政策
  • half measure的复数
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noun

pl.不强硬的折中政策;不彻底的行动计划
a policy or plan of action that is weak and does not do enough

There are no half measures with this company.

这家公司做事决不会半途而废。

half measures

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 折中政策;不彻底的行动
    If someone refers to policies or actions as half measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.

    They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.

    他们已经宣布要继续战斗,而不是半途而废。

  1. There are no half measures with this company .

    这家公司做事决不会半途而废。

  2. It 's no use doing things by half measures .

    通过折中的办法做事情是无用的。

  3. There are no half measures in scientific research .

    科研工作是不能搞折衷的。

  4. Half measures must at last be abandoned .

    不到位的措施终于必须被放弃。

  5. Spain is just too big for half measures .

    西班牙太大了,不到位的措施是没有用的。

  6. Half measures of the curse of it , any rational society will either kill me or put me to some use .

    折中是它的祸因,一个合理的社会要么杀了我,要么就让我有用武之地。

  7. And I assure you , this will not be a campaign of half measures and we will accept no outcome but victory .

    我向大家保证,这不会是一场半途而废的战争,除非胜利,我们不会罢休。

  8. However , this plan alone is likely to be resisted and , in the end , it is not promising to deliver much more than another layer of half measures .

    然而,仅就该计划而言,它可能遭到抵制,最终不过能承诺再出台一些半吊子的举措。

  9. According to one person close to the process , as much as half of the measures outlined in those plans do not look credible .

    据一位知情人士透露,这些计划中高达一半的措施缺乏可信度。

  10. He is reaching out to older Americans , with a new economic plan that calls for reducing the tax on early withdrawals from retirement accounts and cutting the tax rate on capital gains in half , among other measures .

    他希望通过一项新的经济计划来争取年龄较大的美国人。他的计划主张降低提前提取退休款项的税金,把资本赢利的税率减半等其他做法。