halve
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount. 使減半; 減爲一半
Dr. Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of colon cancer. 李毉生認爲，男人堅持鍛鍊，可以使他們患結腸癌的風險減半。
2. V-T If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts. 把…對半分開
Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside. 把菠蘿對半切開，竝取出內瓤。
3. Halves is the plural of . (half)的複數形式
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halve /hɑːv/ (halving,halved,halves)
剑桥词典
- [ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
to reduce something by half or divide something into two equal pieces
使減半；把…二等分
In the past eight years , the elephant population in Africa has been halved. 在過去的8年中，非洲大象的數量減少了一半。
The potatoes will cook more quickly if you halve them before you put them in the oven . 如果把土豆切成兩半再放進烤箱，它們會熟得更快。
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 ]
If something halves, it is reduced by half .
減半
Their profits have halved in the last six months . 在過去的6個月裡，他們的利潤減少了一半。 返回 halve