| 单词 | 大半 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔COMPARE〕After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparative comfort. 他大半辈子贫困，但晚年还是过得比较舒适的。朗文写作活用〔COUNTRY〕Picasso was a native of Spain, although he spent much of his life in France. 毕加索是西班牙人，虽然他大半生是在法国度过的。朗文写作活用〔HIDE〕Most of his face was hidden by a beard. 他的大半个脸都被胡子盖了起来。朗文写作活用〔LIQUID〕Add most of the flour to the liquid and stir the mixture. 把一大半面粉倒入水中，然后搅拌。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕To read a report that's over 40 pages long? It would take me most of the day. 看一篇四十多页长的报告？那要花去我大半天的时间。朗文写作活用〔MONEY〕Once I've paid for my rent and food, most of my Social Security is used up. 支付了房租和吃用花销后，我的社会救济金就用去一大半了。朗文写作活用〔MOST〕I expect the whole procedure to take the better part of a morning. 我预计整个过程将占用大半个上午。朗文写作活用〔MOST〕I've lived here most of my life, so I know the area pretty well. 我大半生都住在这儿，所以对这一地区非常了解。朗文写作活用〔MOST〕It was the best part of a mile to the farm. 离农场有大半英里的路。朗文写作活用〔MOST〕It'll probably take the best part of a week to sort it out. 把它整理出来可能要费大半周时间。朗文写作活用〔REMEMBER〕I used to spend hours listening to my grandfather reminisce about life in the army. 过去我常常花上大半天听爷爷回忆他的军旅生涯。朗文写作活用〔SOUND〕The boom of cannon continued for most of the day. 炮声隆隆，一直响了大半天。朗文写作活用〔TRAVEL〕His grandfather was a drifter from New Mexico, who spent half his life brawling and drinking. 他的祖父是从新墨西哥州来的游民，大半生都在斗殴和酗酒。朗文写作活用〔Williams〕American jazz trumpeter noted for his inventive muting techniques. He spent the majority of his career with the Duke Ellington Orchestra.威廉斯，查尔斯·麦温：美国爵士小号手，以其发明的消音技巧而闻名。大半职业生涯都在艾灵顿公爵管弦乐团度过美国传统〔abandon〕By this time, the steady state theory of the universe had been largely abandoned.到此时，宇宙稳态论大半已被扬弃。麦克米伦高阶〔add up〕When you add it all up, he's spent over half of his life in jail.算起来他大半辈子是在监狱里度过的。韦氏高阶〔better〕I spent the better part of a day on the phone.我花了大半天时间打电话。外研社新世纪〔chador〕A loose, usually black robe worn by Moslem women that covers the body from head to toe and most of the face.方披巾： 穆斯林妇女戴的一种宽松的通常为黑色的长袍，从头盖到脚并遮住脸的大半部美国传统〔chat up〕He'd spent most of that evening chatting up one of my friends.他大半个晚上都在和我的一个朋友搭讪。柯林斯高阶〔coverage〕The story dominated local news coverage.这件事占了当地新闻报道的大半篇幅。牛津搭配〔credit〕Much of Manchester United's success can be credited to their manager.曼联队的胜利大半应该归功于他们的教练。朗文当代〔cut down〕Most of the tree was dead, so we had to cut it down.这棵树枯死了一大半，所以我们只好砍掉它。韦氏高阶〔dawdle away〕By then we had managed to dawdle away most of the afternoon.到那时我们已经消磨了大半个下午了。外研社新世纪〔delete〕The patient's high fever deleted most of his memories.病人的高烧使他的记忆丧失大半。英汉大词典〔desolate〕Half-ruined, hardly a building untouched, it's a desolate place.这里大半遭毁，几乎没有一栋建筑完好无损，变成了一块荒废之地。柯林斯高阶〔drank 或 drunk〕They drank each other's health for most of the evening.大半个晚上他们互相为健康干杯。21世纪英汉〔flesh〕Mr Obama spent most of the morning pressing the flesh at a series of meetings for the party faithful.奥巴马先生大半个上午都在一系列与本党忠诚支持者的见面会上和大家握手致意。外研社新世纪〔forget〕He has forgotten much of what he learned.他过去学过的东西已经忘了大半。21世纪英汉〔gadgetry〕In the days before domestic gadgetry and time-saving appliances, food preparation took up most of the day.还没有家用小器具和省时的家用电器的时候，准备食物得花大半天时间。柯林斯高阶〔grey〕The old man's beard was mostly grey.那位老人胡须大半花白。牛津搭配〔halfway〕By then it was October and we were more than halfway through our tour.那时是十月份, 我们的旅程已经过了大半。外研社新世纪〔half〕Getting the audience to like you is half the battle.让观众喜欢你意味着成功了一大半。朗文当代〔half〕I seem to spend half my life cleaning up after those kids.我似乎花了大半辈子时间跟在这些孩子身后收拾整理。麦克米伦高阶〔half〕We missed half of what he said because someone was talking.因为有人讲话，我们漏听了他说的一大半话。朗文当代〔hard〕It had been raining hard most of the afternoon.大半个下午都在下暴雨。剑桥高阶〔imitation〕Built in imitation of Rome's Colosseum, the folly dominates the hill above Oban.那座华而不实的仿罗马椭圆形竞技场建筑占据了大半个山头, 俯瞰着奥本。外研社新世纪〔in recovery〕She's battled alcoholism most of her life, but she's in recovery now.她大半生都在与酗酒问题做斗争，但现在已经戒酒了。韦氏高阶〔in〕He was in and out of jail for most of his life.他大半生的时间都是监狱的常客。牛津高阶〔keep〕As the weather was bad, I kept indoors most of the day.由于天气很糟, 我大半天都待在家里。外研社新世纪〔largely〕His success is largely due to luck.他的成功大半是靠运气。英汉大词典〔life〕I've lived in England for most of my life.我大半生都住在英格兰。牛津高阶〔live〕He lived in poverty most of his life.他大半辈子过的都是穷日子。牛津高阶〔much〕I lay awake for much of the night.我大半夜都没睡。牛津高阶〔mystery〕Air travel has lost much of its mystery.空中旅行的神秘感已消退大半。牛津搭配〔nose〕The wind was westerly. We had it on the nose most of the way.刮的是西风。我们一大半路程正好顶风。英汉大词典〔obscurity〕He spent most of his life working in obscurity.他在默默无闻的工作中度过了大半生。牛津高阶〔occupy〕The bed seemed to occupy most of the room.床似乎占去了大半个屋子。牛津高阶〔part〕It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.我们花了大半周时间才完成这项工作。韦氏高阶〔part〕We spent a good part of the day rehearsing.我们花了大半天的时间排练。牛津搭配〔part〕We've been waiting for the better part of an hour.我们已经等了大半个小时。韦氏高阶〔pocket〕We gave him 100 dollars to buy presents for the retired workers, but he pocketed most of it.我们给他一百美元为退休工人买礼物，但他私吞了一大半。21世纪英汉〔recurring〕For much of his life he suffered from recurring bouts of depression.大半生的时间里，他一再遭受抑郁症的折磨。剑桥高阶〔remainder〕I ate most of it and gave the remainder to the dog.我吃了一大半，剩下的喂狗了。剑桥高阶〔result〕The farm was flooded, with the result that most of the harvest was lost.农场被淹，收成损失了一大半。牛津高阶〔rove〕He spent most of his life roving the world in search of his fortune.他大半生的时间都在世界各处游荡，寻找发财的机会。剑桥高阶〔service〕More than half his long service in parliament has been as a cabinet minister.他长期在议会任职，其中大半时间担任内阁部长。柯林斯高阶〔set〕Freud's views on sexuality set the agenda for much of the century (=people paid attention to the subjects he dealt with) .弗洛伊德对性的观点成了大半个世纪的话题。朗文当代〔shut〕He had been shutin by illness during much of the winter.大半个冬天他都因病被困在屋里。英汉大词典〔sit around〕We sat around most of the evening, waiting for Jake and drinking beer.我们闲坐了大半个晚上，喝着啤酒等杰克。剑桥高阶〔sleepless〕He had been lying sleepless most of the night.他大半个晚上都躺着没睡着。麦克米伦高阶〔slog〕Most of the night was spent slogging away at the report.大半个晚上都用来埋头写报告了。麦克米伦高阶〔sock〕Stormy weather kept the launch area socked in for most of the day.暴风雨使得发射区关闭了大半天。外研社新世纪〔some〕Some help you were! You sat on your backside most of the afternoon! 你这算什么帮忙！你大半个下午都安安稳稳地坐着！剑桥高阶〔spend〕Most of her life was spent in caring for others.她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。牛津高阶〔spend〕The hurricane will probably have spent most of its force (= most of its force will have gone) by the time it reaches the northern parts of the country.飓风抵达该国北部地区时，风势可能已减弱了大半。剑桥高阶〔spin〕But the more able students spent most of the year spinning their wheels.但能力更强的学生花了大半年的时间, 却徒劳无功。外研社新世纪〔staff〕She has been on the staff of the hospital for most of her working life.她已在这家医院工作了大半辈子。牛津搭配〔stooge〕The latter had for decades acted largely as a stooge for the party leaders.后者几十年来大半时间都在为该党领导人当走狗。柯林斯高阶〔subdue〕Napoleon subdued much of Europe.拿破仑控制了大半个欧洲。朗文当代〔submerged〕Most of the mouth of the cave was submerged in the lake.洞口大半都淹没在湖里。柯林斯高阶〔subsidiary company〕A company having more than half of its stock owned by another company.子公司：大半部分股票为另一公司掌握的公司美国传统〔sunken〕The room was dominated by a sunken bath.嵌入地面的浴缸占了房间的大半空间。柯林斯高阶〔teethe〕My sister was up most of the night with her baby who's teething.我姐姐大半夜没睡，守着她那正长新牙的小宝宝。剑桥高阶〔thrash〕I spent most of the night just thrashing around.我有大半夜躺在床上辗转反侧。英汉大词典〔three-quarters〕Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.将蔬菜蒸至大半熟后从蒸锅里捞出。柯林斯高阶〔toil〕She toiled away in the kitchen most of her life.她大半生都在厨房里劳苦工作。文馨英汉〔tongue〕Three-quarters of a bottle of wine had loosened her tongue.喝了大半瓶酒后，她打开了话匣子。麦克米伦高阶〔transmission〕Heterosexual contact is responsible for the bulk of HIV transmission.艾滋病病毒大半是经异性性接触传播的。柯林斯高阶〔unchurched〕More than half of the population of the city is unchurched.城中一大半居民不参加教会。英汉大词典〔waste〕So much of his enormous effort and talent will go to waste if we are forced to drop one hour of the film.如果我们被迫把电影缩短1小时，那么他付出的许多努力就会白费，他的才华也将大半被淹没。柯林斯高阶As a marine biology researcher, he spent most of his time exploring the briny. 作为一个海洋生物学的研究员，他一生中大半的时光都在控索海洋。译典通As an intensivist, he spends most of the day in the hospital. 作为一个重症监护医师，他大半的时间都在医院里。译典通Farmers pass the bigger part of their lives in the open. 农民一生中大半时间都在户外度过。译典通For much of his life he suffered from recurring bouts of depression.他的大半辈子反复发作抑郁症。剑桥国际He dwelt in poverty most of his life. 他大半生生活贫困。译典通He languished in poverty most of his life. 他大半辈子在贫穷中呻吟。译典通He was a closet alcoholic for most of his life and kept his bottles hidden under his bed.在他的大半生中，他私下里是个酒鬼，把酒瓶都藏在自己的床下。剑桥国际He was born in Pittsburgh, but he considers Chicago his hometown since he's lived there most of his life.他生在匹兹堡，但他视芝加哥为故乡，因为他在那里生活了大半辈子。剑桥国际Her misbegotten father spent most of his adult life in prison.她的声名狼藉的父亲在狱中度过了他的大半生。剑桥国际It poured down all evening and most of the night as well.大雨下了整整一个晚上和大半夜。剑桥国际Much of this meat will probably end up as dog food.这块肉的一大半最后可能得当狗食。剑桥国际My grandmother was in service for most of her life.我奶奶大半生在当仆人。剑桥国际My sister was up most of the night with her baby who's teething.我姐姐大半夜没睡，守着她那正在长新牙的婴孩。剑桥国际The only paintbrushes we could find were old and had lost most of their bristles.我们能找到的几把油漆刷都已经旧了，毛都掉了大半。剑桥国际The population has been decimated by a cholera epidemic.一种叫霍乱的传染病使大半人口丧生。剑桥国际The tropical rain forests contain more than half of the earth's 250 000 botanical species.热带雨林带包含有地球植物种类250 000种的一大半。剑桥国际Their success was in great measure the result of thorough preparation. 他们的成功大半是由于作了充分的准备。译典通There wasn't much / any fight left in the thieves after their car crashed.这些小偷们的车被撞坏之后，他们便丧失了大半/全部勇气。剑桥国际We sat around most of the evening, drinking beer.我们闲坐了大半个晚上，喝着啤酒。剑桥国际We'll set off for the coast bright and early (in the morning) (= early in the morning) so we can have most of the day there.我们一大早就出发去海滩，那样就能在那里呆上大半天。剑桥国际 |
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