| 单词 | 半数 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ASK〕We canvassed over half the constituency by phone or text-message. 我们通过电话或短信方式征求了选区内半数以上选民的意见。朗文写作活用〔ATTENTION〕More than half the people in the study said they do not pay attention to election campaigns. 接受调查的人有半数以上都说他们不关心竞选活动。朗文写作活用〔CAUSE〕About half of the chemicals that were tested caused cancer in rats. 做试验的化学物中约半数使老鼠患上癌症。朗文写作活用〔CRIME〕More than half of all juvenile delinquents currently in state institutions have disturbed family backgrounds. 目前关押在州监狱的少年犯半数以上都有不良家庭背景。朗文写作活用〔Caesarean〕Over half of all Caesarean births are classed as emergencies.全部剖宫产里, 半数以上都是因为紧急情况而实施的。外研社新世纪〔IGNORE〕More than half the people questioned said they did not pay any attention to political broadcasts. 我们调查的人超过半数说他们根本不听政治广播。朗文写作活用〔MLD〕Median lethal dose; minimum lethal dose.半数致死量；最小致死量美国传统〔POOR〕Seven out of every 10 Guatemalans live in dire poverty and half cannot read or write. 每十个危地马拉人中有七个生活在赤贫中，半数不会读写。朗文写作活用〔PRISON〕More than half the inmates were there for some sort of violent crime. 那里关押的犯人半数以上犯了某种暴力罪。朗文写作活用〔Rom〕The Rom families spent almost half of their time travelling.罗姆人的家庭把几乎半数时间花于旅行。英汉大词典〔TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED〕By the end of the semester about half of the students had dropped out. 到了学期末，约有半数学生退学了。朗文写作活用〔barely〕They polled barely half the vote.他们获得的选票勉强达到半数。外研社新世纪〔boarder〕Half of the students are boarders.半数的学生是寄宿生。韦氏高阶〔cast〕Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast.人们普遍认为加维里亚能获得远远超过半数的选票。柯林斯高阶〔cast〕Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast.舆论普遍认为加维里亚将获得半数以上的已投选票。外研社新世纪〔charitable〕Half of the class has a chance at passing the test, and that is a charitable estimate.全班半数学生有机会通过这次考试，这是比较乐观的估计。韦氏高阶〔crop〕Rice is a staple crop for more than half of the world's population.水稻是世界上超过半数人口食用的主要粮食作物。牛津搭配〔dummy〕In the tests, half the people were given dummy tablets.在这些试验中, 半数人服用的是安慰剂药片。外研社新世纪〔electricity〕The hydroelectric plant provides electricity for half the island's population.水力发电厂向岛上的半数居民供电。牛津搭配〔elect〕Any candidate with more than half the votes shall be declared elected.候选人如果获得半数以上选票将被宣布当选。牛津搭配〔express〕Half of the people who inherit the gene express it.半数有这种遗传基因的人，皆显示出其影响美国传统〔fail〕The examiners failed over half the candidates.主考人员评定，半数以上考生不及格。牛津高阶〔female〕Over half of the staff is female.半数以上的职员是女性。朗文当代〔garrison〕Half the garrison is/are on duty.衞戍部队有半数人在执勤。牛津高阶〔green〕Our flight hit some turbulence, and half the passengers started turning green.我们的飞机遭遇不稳定强气流，半数乘客紧张得脸色苍白。韦氏高阶〔half〕Half (of them) are girls.（他们当中）半数是女孩。文馨英汉〔half〕Half of the pears are rotten.那有梨有半数是腐烂的。文馨英汉〔half〕Half the oranges are bad.那些柳橙中半数是腐烂的。文馨英汉〔half〕More than half of all households report incomes above £35,000.半数以上的家庭申报收入超过35,000英镑。柯林斯高阶〔half〕Out of 36 candidates, half passed.*36 名考生中有半数及格。牛津高阶〔half〕Over a half of all accidents happen in the home.超过半数的事故是在家里发生的。牛津搭配〔idle〕Half these factories now stand idle.这些工厂如今有半数闲置。剑桥高阶〔impulse〕More than half of all confectionery is bought on impulse.半数以上的糖果是一时兴起买下的。外研社新世纪〔land up〕Half of those who went east seem to have landed up in southern India.前往东方的人似乎有半数到了印度南部。柯林斯高阶〔majority〕The French company holds a majority stake in the retail chain.这家法国公司持有该零售连锁店半数以上的股权。牛津搭配〔majority〕The greater number or part; a number more than half of the total.大多数，过半数：大多数；超过全部的一半的数美国传统〔mark〕Of the blows delivered, barely half found their mark.仅有不到半数的出拳击中目标。牛津高阶〔means〕He has the means to buy half the houses in the street if he wanted to.只要他愿意，他有钱买下这条街上半数的房产。剑桥高阶〔name〕Over half of the nation's finance capital was controlled by four names.全国金融资本的半数以上控制在4个家族手中。英汉大词典〔non-custodial〕More than half the children of divorce did not see the non-custodial parent on a regular basis.超出半数的离婚家庭的孩子没有定期与无监护权的家长见面。柯林斯高阶〔occupied〕Only half of the rooms are occupied at the moment.目前只有半数的房间有人居住。牛津高阶〔operable〕In about half of diagnosed cases, the condition is operable.在诊断出的病例中，约半数是可以进行手术治疗的。剑桥高阶〔operable〕Less than half the rail network was operable.只有不到半数的铁路网可以使用。朗文当代〔ours〕Half the houses had been fitted with alarms and ours hadn't.有半数的房子安装了警报器，不过我们家没有。柯林斯高阶〔override〕The vote fell short of the majority needed for an override of the Governor's veto.投票未过半数，未能推翻州长的否决。剑桥高阶〔percentile〕The doctor said Joy falls into the 50th percentile on the growth chart(=she grew more than 50 per cent of similar people).医生说乔伊的发育程度超过类似人群中的半数。麦克米伦高阶〔plurality〕In a contest of more than two choices, the number of votes cast for the winning choice if this number is not more than one half of the total votes cast.未超过半数的最多票：在一场有两个以上选择的竞争中，获胜者在所得票数未超过全部票数一半的情况下所赢得的票数美国传统〔plurality〕They had a plurality in the election but were just short of a majority.他们在选举中获得了多数,但距离半数以上恰好还差一点。英汉大词典〔poll〕Half the people polled said they would pay more for environmentally friendly food.半数接受调查者说他们愿意多花钱买环保食物。剑桥高阶〔postdoctoral〕About half of our scientists are graduate students and young postdoctorals.我们的科研人员中约有半数是研究生和年轻的博士后。英汉大词典〔preparation〕Preparations are now in hand to close half the factories.关闭半数工厂的准备工作目前正在进行中。牛津搭配〔previously〕Almost half the group had previously been heavy smokers.这一群体中近半数以前都是烟瘾很大的烟民。朗文当代〔rating〕He's currently enjoying a favourable / favorable rating with more than 50% of the electorate.他目前以赢得过半数选民的选票而居优势。牛津搭配〔readiness〕Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。牛津高阶〔rename〕The former Communist party, now renamed Socialists, have won nearly half the vote.以前的共产党，现在更名为社会党，赢得了近半数的选票。柯林斯高阶〔routinely〕They routinely turn down at least half the applicants.他们一般会拒绝至少半数的申请者。韦氏高阶〔should〕I picked up a copy of Life magazine, and what should I find in it but a half page picture of the house.我拿起一本《生活》杂志, 除了半数页面都是房屋图片外, 就没什么了。外研社新世纪〔sign〕Over half the people who signed up to do engineering were women.报名读工程学的人半数以上为女性。朗文当代〔strike〕Half the workforce are now(out) on strike.现在有半数职工罢工。牛津高阶〔support〕Thompson has won the support of half the party.汤普森赢得了党内半数成员的支持。朗文当代〔temporary〕More than half the staff are temporary.半数以上的职员是临时雇员。牛津高阶〔time〕For the first time in history, more than half of us now live in cities.有史以来第一次半数以上的人口生活在城市。牛津搭配〔torture〕Half of the prisoners died after torture and starvation.半数的囚犯死于拷打和饥饿。剑桥高阶〔trouble〕They went to a lot of trouble (= made a lot of effort) for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up.他们费了很大的劲准备晚宴，可是竟有半数的客人没来。剑桥高阶〔vote〕Only about half of the electorate bothered to vote.只有约半数的选民参加了投票。牛津高阶A plurality of the population has voted for change.未超过半数的最多投票者投票支持变革。剑桥国际A report published today suggests that more than half of Britain's prisons are understaffed.今天发表的一篇报道说，英国半数以上的监狱人手不足。剑桥国际About half of the prisoners were murdered or died after torture or starvation.大约有半数的囚犯被谋杀或因拷打或饥饿而死亡。剑桥国际Almost half of all the people who contract the disease make a complete recovery.差不多半数传染这种疾病的人都能彻底康复。剑桥国际Almost half of the detectives were nonplussed if a suspect refused to answer questions.如果嫌疑人拒绝回答问题，几乎半数侦探不知所措。剑桥国际Almost two-thirds of current retirees rely on the Social Security system for more than half of their income.目前几乎2/3的退休者依赖于社会保障制度来取得半数以上的收入。剑桥国际Half of all hospital admissions are emergencies, and these are treated straight away.半数住院者都是急诊，这些人得到了立即的治疗。剑桥国际Half the people polled said they would pay more for environmentally-friendly food.半数被调查者说他们愿意为环保食物增加支出。剑桥国际Half the vote has been counted, and our candidate is still in the running (= still has a reasonable chance of winning).半数选票已经统计了，我们的候选人仍有希望取得胜利。剑桥国际He has the means to be able to buy half the houses in the street if he wanted to.只要他愿意，他有足够的财力买下这条街上的半数房产。剑桥国际I used to bank half my salary before I married. 婚前我总是将半数薪水存入银行。译典通In about half of diagnosed cases, the condition is operable.大约半数诊断出的病例是可进行手术的。剑桥国际More than half of all prisoners discharged (= allowed to leave prison) are reconvicted within two years.所有被释囚犯中，半数以上两年内重又被判罪。剑桥国际Over half of all children in Britain get glue ear at some time before they are 16, and it can lead to permanent hearing loss.半数以上的英国儿童在16岁以前患过中耳炎，此病可导致永久性的听觉丧失。剑桥国际Over half the country's population is miserably poor.这个国家超过半数的人口极度贫穷。剑桥国际Research suggests that up to half of those who were prescribed the drug have suffered side effects.研究表明多达半数服了这种药品的人出现副作用。剑桥国际Researchers have discovered that up to one half of all children born of alcoholics are genetically predisposed to alcoholism.研究者发现半数酗酒者的子女在遗传上易酗酒。剑桥国际The boss sacked half of his employees at one sweep. 老板一下子裁去了半数雇员。译典通The interview whipped up half the people into a frenzy of rage. 这次会谈使半数人极为愤慨。译典通The median price is where half sell for more and half sell for less.中间价格是指半数售价高于某价格，半数售价低于此价格。牛津商务The sea was rough and half the passengers were seasick. 海面波涛汹涌，半数旅客晕船。译典通They had a plurality in the election but were just short of a majority. 他们选举中得票最多，但距半数以上还差一点。译典通They went to a lot of trouble (= made a lot of effort) for their dinner party, but half the guests didn't bother to turn up.他们费尽了心思准备晚宴, 但有半数客人并没有到场。剑桥国际Tropical forests contain around half of all the world's species of animals and plants.热带森林有世界上大约半数的动植物种类。剑桥国际 |
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