halve

/hav, hahv/US // hæv, hɑv //UK // (hɑːv) //

减半,减去一半,减少一半,减一半

Related Words

bisect双截棍,双截线,双截肢

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
halved, halv·ing.
- : to divide into two equal parts.
- : to share equally: to halve one's rations with a stranger.
- : to reduce to half.
- : Golf. to play in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcut in half

Forms: halves

Synonyms

bisect双截棍,双截线,双截肢 divide equally均分,平分,平分秋色,平均分 reduce by fifty percent减少百分之五十,降低百分之五十 share equally均摊,均分,平分,平分秋色 split in two一分为二,一拆为二,一劈两半,劈开

Antonyms

combine结合起来,结合,结合在一起,结合体

Examples

By the time the image was released last week, Tianwen-1 had halved the distance to Mars and is now preparing to enter orbit.
It halved the number of people who may gather in public spaces to five.
This fall, Amtrak halved the Crescent’s daily service and that of its other long-distance routes to three trips a week, citing “the long-term impact of covid-19 on ridership.”
Since the 1970s, extreme poverty has more than halved, and while the exact scope of the gains depends on how we measure them, there’s no disputing that people are living longer, healthier, safer lives than ever before.
Pfizer and BioNTech have halved their original estimates for how many coronavirus vaccines would be shipped globally by the end of this year, citing supply-chain issues, the Wall Street Journal first reported.
The company is shedding 5,400 of its 63,500 employees and taking a number of charges that will halve its quarterly profits.
Halve that again, just because the numbers seem so absurd, and vampires are worth $62.5 million each October.
Halve nice peaches, peel them, and put one half on a round of sponge cake for each person.
In the ordinary way I was pretty certain to halve one of the nine holes with Henry, and so win the match.
You may not care to halve it, Mary, perhaps halving would be too much, but a hundred a year for Teresa.
I became used to her in time, and knowing she would halve whatever I said, used to demand double the worth of the thing.

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Examples

By the time the image was released last week, Tianwen-1 had halved the distance to Mars and is now preparing to enter orbit.

It halved the number of people who may gather in public spaces to five.

This fall, Amtrak halved the Crescent’s daily service and that of its other long-distance routes to three trips a week, citing “the long-term impact of covid-19 on ridership.”

Since the 1970s, extreme poverty has more than halved, and while the exact scope of the gains depends on how we measure them, there’s no disputing that people are living longer, healthier, safer lives than ever before.

Pfizer and BioNTech have halved their original estimates for how many coronavirus vaccines would be shipped globally by the end of this year, citing supply-chain issues, the Wall Street Journal first reported.

The company is shedding 5,400 of its 63,500 employees and taking a number of charges that will halve its quarterly profits.

Halve that again, just because the numbers seem so absurd, and vampires are worth $62.5 million each October.

Halve nice peaches, peel them, and put one half on a round of sponge cake for each person.

In the ordinary way I was pretty certain to halve one of the nine holes with Henry, and so win the match.

You may not care to halve it, Mary, perhaps halving would be too much, but a hundred a year for Teresa.

I became used to her in time, and knowing she would halve whatever I said, used to demand double the worth of the thing.