halve
- IPA[hav]
美式
- divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size；reduce or be reduced by half
verb: halve, 3rd person present: halves, gerund or present participle: halving, past tense: halved, past participle: halved
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動詞
- 1. divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size peel and halve the pears 同義詞
- ▪ reduce or be reduced by half his pledge to halve the deficit over the next four years profits are expected to halve after a tail-off in new customers 同義詞
- ▪ share (something) equally with another person she insisted on halving the bill
- ▪ use the same number of strokes as one's opponent and thus tie (a hole or match) they halved the extra hole in bogey-5s
- 2. fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each the sills are usually halved and pinned together at the corners
- talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them
Oxford Dictionary
- talking to someone else about one's problems helps to alleviate them
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[hɑːv]
英式
- divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size: halve the aubergine lengthways
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