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（使）减半
to reduce by a half; to make sth reduce by a half
The shares have halved in value .
股价已经跌了一半。
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
if you talk to sb about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious
halve
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V-ERG 把…减半;减到一半
When you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount.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。
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VERB 将…对半分;把…二等分
If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts.Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.
将菠萝对半切开，挖出里面的果肉。
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（half 的复数）
Halves is the plural of half.
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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 move follows the government 's plan to halve tobacco production by2015 .
这是执行政府到2015年把烟草产量减半计划的措施。
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Two halves of bitter , please .
请来两份半品脱的苦啤酒。
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Clamp the two halves together until the glue dries .
用夹具把两半物品夹紧，待胶干后再松开。
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You 're expecting twins ? Well , you never did do anything by halves .
你想生对双胞胎？唔，你做事倒从来不会只做一半。
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The company is halving its prices .
该公司正将产品半价出售。
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Sandwich the two halves of the sponge together with cream
在两半儿海绵蛋糕中间夹入奶油。
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The two halves of the town face each other , and both have interesting churches
城镇一分为二，两两相望，各自都有颇具趣味的教堂。
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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。
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The bridge was rebuilt in two halves
该桥被分成两部分进行重建。
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The doses I suggested for adults could be halved or quartered .
我之前建议成人服用的剂量可以降到1/2或者1/4。
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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。
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For the ancient Mexicans , life and death were inseparable , two halves of the same whole .
对古代墨西哥人来说，生与死是同一整体不可分割的两个部分。
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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。
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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。
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Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside .
将菠萝对半切开，挖出里面的果肉。
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He 's constantly on the phone to his girlfriend . We have to go halves on the phone bill which drives me mad .
他总和女友煲电话粥。令我抓狂的是电话费可是我们俩平摊的。
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In Italy they rarely do things by halves . Designers work thoroughly , producing the world 's most wearable clothes in the most beautiful fabrics .
在意大利，人们很少马虎从事。设计师们精益求精，用最美丽的布料制造出世界上最适合穿着的衣服。
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Halve and deseed the peppers .
把辣椒切成两半并去籽。
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How are the two halves of the machine joined together ?
这台机器的两部分是如何联结起来的？
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Cut it into two exact halves .
把它切成准确的两半儿。
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The new machine halves the time of doing the work .
新机器使工时减少一半。
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The two halves of the main branch have grown apart .
主枝的左右两半各向不同的方向生长。
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Cut the apple into halves .
把这个苹果切成两半。
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I can 't match up the two halves of the photograph . a bit is missing from the middle .
我无法将照片的两半张拼合起来，中间少了一点点。
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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。
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This approach has led over time to a fall in smoking with numbers having roughly halved since the 1970s .
经过一段时间，这种措施导致吸烟人数减少，自20世纪70年代以来吸烟人数几乎下降了一半。
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" Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages , " she said .
她说:“给照顾另一半的伴侣们提供服务能够减少婚姻压力，预防在老年时出现离婚情况。
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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。
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Yet entries for them in England have nearly halved over the past 15 years .
然而，在过去15年里，现代语言科目的考生人数几乎减少了一半。
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