halve
halve — 動詞
- halvepresent simple I / you / we / they
- halveshe / she / it
- halvedpast simple
- halving-ing form
1. to make something fifty percent less than it was, or to separate it into two par
減半；均分
使數量減半或將物體分成兩等份
to make something fifty percent less than it was, or to separate it into two parts that are the same size
Sari decided to halve the recipe because only two guests arrived.
Sari 決定將食譜減半，因為只有兩位客人到場。
halve + a number or amount
The workforce at the Carmona steel plant was halved when the factory moved overseas.
Carmona 鋼鐵廠遷到海外後，員工人數減半。
passive: be halved
Reema used a sharp knife to halve the apples for the pie.
Reema 用鋒利的刀將蘋果對切，準備做派。
The new bridge over the Tagus halved the drive between Almada and Lisbon.
橫跨 Tagus 河的新橋將 Almada 到 Lisbon 的車程減半。
Naoko carefully halved the cake so each child got an equal slice.
Naoko 小心地將蛋糕均分，讓每個孩子拿到一樣大的一塊。
- cut in half
more informal, often for physical objects
- divide in two
emphasises the act of separating into two parts
- reduce by fifty percent
more formal, used in business or statistics
- double
to make something twice as large
文法句型
halve + something
用法筆記
Object can be a number or measurement (cost, time, amount) or a physical item (cake, apple). More specific than 'reduce' because it always means exactly fifty percent.
常見錯誤
2. to drop to one half of a previous level or amount
減至一半
數量或數值自行降到原來的一半
to drop to one half of a previous level or amount
The farm's apple harvest halved after a late frost destroyed the blossoms.
一場晚霜凍壞花苞後，農場的蘋果收成減至一半。
intransitive: a measurable quantity halves
The village well's water level halved after two summers without any rain.
兩個夏天沒有下雨後，村裡水井的水量減至一半。
The fishing village's daily catch halved after the new dam blocked the river.
新水壩截斷河流後，漁村的每日捕撈量減至一半。
Visitor numbers at the Edo-Tokyo Museum halved after the entrance fee was raised.
江戶東京博物館調漲門票後，參觀人數減至一半。
Attendance at the festival halved after the storm warning went out.
暴風雨警報發布後，音樂節的參加人數減至一半。
- drop by half
more informal, common in everyday speech
- fall by fifty percent
more formal, typical in reports
- double
to become twice as much
文法句型
something halves
用法筆記
Subject is always something measurable — a number, amount, price, or rate. Never used with a person as the subject.
常見錯誤
3. in golf, to tie with an opponent on a single hole or across an entire match by t
平手
高爾夫中與對手在同一洞或整場同分
in golf, to tie with an opponent on a single hole or across an entire match by taking an equal number of strokes
Harper and Ziad halved the fourth hole, each finishing with four strokes.
Harper 和 Ziad 在第四洞平手，兩人各用了四桿。
halve a hole (golf)
Tamar and her opponent halved the match at the Tanglin course after a tight final hole.
Tamar 和對手在 Tanglin 球場經過緊張的最後一洞後平手。
Beatriz halved the last hole at the Casablanca Open to keep her hopes alive.
Beatriz 在 Casablanca 公開賽的最後一洞平手，保住了晉級希望。
Rania halved the round by matching her opponent on the last hole at the Tunis course.
Rania 在 Tunis 球場的最後一洞追平對手，讓這回合平手。
The two finalists halved every hole on the last nine holes of the Royal course.
兩位決賽選手在 Royal 球場的最後九洞每一洞都平手。
- tie
general term; 'halve' is the specific golf term
文法句型
halve + a hole/round/match
用法筆記
Restricted to golf; not used in other sports. Can take a hole, a round, or a complete match as the object.