half-time

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The interval between the two halves of a sports match. countable,uncountable
    — Let's get some pizza at half-time.
  2. Half or approximately half the number of hours usually worked in a specified period. attributive,countable,sometimes,uncountable
    — I'm following a half-time schedule this month.
  3. A tempo in which the rhythm is emphasized so that it seems to have half as many metric divisions (e.g. emphasizing the start of every other bar rather than every bar). countable,uncountable
  4. The time taken for a physical quantity to halve the difference between its present value and its final value. countable,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to or characterized by half the usual duration. not-comparable
    — The remedy proposed is half-time schools. The teachers are to be engaged for a school year's service, but the pupils belonging to each school are to be divided into two sections. Each section is to spend half the time in school and the remainder at home.
副词 adv.
  1. In a half time manner. not-comparable
    — I'm working half-time this month (two and a half days per week) before my maternity leave.

词形变化

half-times plural halftime alternative half time alternative halftime alternative half time alternative halftime alternative half time alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
half-timer
并列词
double time full time part time quarter time triple time

词源

词源 1
From half- + time.
词源 2
From half- + time.
词源 3
From half- + time.
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