| 单词 | 约一半 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔PROBLEM〕There was a hitch - about half the employees did not want to move to a different city. 存在一个障碍——约一半的雇员不想搬到另一个城市。朗文写作活用〔USEFUL〕Top TV chef Billy Williams says he couldn't manage without his food processor: ‘It cuts down preparation time by about half and saves you all those fiddly tasks.’ 首屈一指的电视大厨比利·威廉姆斯说，他少不了食品加工机：“它能节省约一半的准备时间，并省却那些琐碎事。”朗文写作活用〔absorb〕Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income.农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。麦克米伦高阶〔again〕The cost is about half as much again as it was two years ago.现在的价格比两年前提高约一半。牛津高阶〔donor〕About half this amount comes from individual donors.这一数额中有大约一半来自个人捐赠。外研社新世纪〔eligible〕Almost half the population are eligible to vote.大约一半人有资格参加投票。外研社新世纪〔half〕Being approximately a half.大约一半的美国传统〔lay down〕Something like one-half of the area was laid down to permanent pasture by the end of the 18th century.到18世纪末, 这个地区大约一半的土地都成了永久牧场。外研社新世纪〔nonwhite〕About half the students are nonwhite.大约一半的学生不是白种人。韦氏高阶〔occupation〕Approximately half the people interviewed were in manual occupations(=physical jobs).接受采访的人中大约一半从事体力劳动。麦克米伦高阶〔poll〕About half of the people polled had tried smoking.大约一半的受访者曾尝试吸烟。韦氏高阶〔roughly〕Gambling and tourism pay roughly half the entire state budget.博彩业和旅游业支撑着整个国家约一半的财政预算。柯林斯高阶〔upsell〕You can usually upsell to about half the customers.通常可以说服大约一半的顾客掏更多的钱买东西。牛津高阶About half the stores are being converted into a convenience store format.大约一半的商店正转向便利店经营方式。牛津商务The new settlers have brought about half of the island under cultivation.新来的移民者使岛屿的约一半土地都成了耕地。剑桥国际Twelve hours after landfall/after making landfall a hurricane has lost about half its power.飓风在登陆12小时之后失去了大约一半威力。剑桥国际 |
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