halve

verb

1. （使）减半
   to reduce by a half; to make sth reduce by a half
   1. The shares have halved in value .
      股价已经跌了一半。
   2. The company is halving its prices.
      该公司正将产品半价出售。
2. 把…对半分
   to divide sth into two equal parts

1. V-ERG 把…减半;减到一半
   When you halve something or when it halves, it is reduced to half its previous size or amount.
   1. Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon...
      李医生相信，锻炼身体能使患结肠癌的风险降低一半。
   2. The work force has been halved in two years...
      劳动力在两年里减少了一半。
   3. Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.
      与此同时，黑胶唱片的销售量在1992年下降了一半，只有670万张。
2. VERB 将…对半分;把…二等分
   If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts.
   1. Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.
      将菠萝对半切开，挖出里面的果肉。
3. （half 的复数）
   Halves is the plural of half.

1. Halve the peppers and char the skins under a hot grill.
   将甜椒剖成两半，在滚热的烤架上烤至外壳微焦。
2. Halve and deseed the peppers.
   把辣椒切成两半并去籽。
3. Dr Lee believes that men who exercise can halve their risk of cancer of the colon
   李医生相信，锻炼身体能使患结肠癌的风险降低一半。
4. Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.
   与此同时，黑胶唱片的销售量在1992年下降了一半，只有670万张。
5. Halve the pineapple and scoop out the inside.
   将菠萝对半切开，挖出里面的果肉。
6. He says that without additional funding, the organization may be forced to halve the ration given to individuals.
   他说，没有更多的资金，这个机构可能会被迫减少每个难民口粮的一半。
7. After this cycle was repeated a few times, the CPU horsepower would effectively halve itself to zero.
   这个循环重复几次之后，CPU计算能力多次减半，基本上接近零了。
8. Halve bread lengthwise and evenly coat cut sides with garlic spread.
   法棍面包纵向切开之后，将切面均匀涂上大蒜和黄油混合物。
9. As a result the city has had to halve the expected lifetime of its landfill sites.
   其结果是，该市不得不将垃圾填埋场的预期寿命缩短一半。
10. We aim to halve unemployment within the lifetime of this government.
    我们打算在本届政府任期内把失业率减低一半。
11. At the2002 Johannesburg Summit, they reaffirmed that commitment and added a corresponding target to halve the proportion of people lacking access to basic sanitation by the same year.
    在2002年的约翰内斯堡首脑会议上，他们重申了这项承诺，并增加了一项相对应的目标，即在同一年年底之前把缺乏基本卫生条件的人口比例也降低一半。
12. That can sometimes halve the response time.
    这样可能节省一半的响应时间。
13. To marry means to halve one's rights and double one's duties.
    结婚意味着权利减半，责任加倍。
14. Expanding the constituents from four to 10 would roughly halve the share of the present four SDR currencies.
    把sdr组成货币从4个扩大到10个，会令目前4种sdr货币的权重降低一半左右。
15. Yet the Bush administration claims it can halve the budget deficit by2009.
    不过，布什政府宣称有能力在2009年前将财政赤字减半。
16. Peel carrots and parsnips; halve crosswise to separate thick and narrow parts.
    为胡萝卜和欧防风去皮；斜切，把厚的和薄的部分分开。
17. That little flame on the side is peaking out a gap in the furnace halve's refractory.
    这侧面小火焰已经见顶了在炉内的差距减半的耐火材料。
18. If that happened, sales would halve overnight.
    如果发生那种情况，销售会一下子减少一半。
19. If we halve the mass carried, sliding friction is also halved.
    如果我们将质量减半，滑动摩擦力也会减半。
20. The bank had to halve its discount rate.
    银行不得不把贴现率降低一半。
21. The new railway will halve the time needed for the journey.
    这条新铁路将使旅行所需的时间缩减一半。
22. I halve the cost of living.
    我摊一半生活费用。
23. I'll halve expenses with you.
    我要跟你平均分摊费用。
24. To halve the time a journey takes.
    把旅行时间缩减一半。

v.

a trouble shared is a trouble halved

• 烦恼可以分担（向人倾诉，愁苦就会减少）
  if you talk to sb about your problems and worries, instead of keeping them to yourself, they seem less serious

verb

1. divide by two
   1. Halve the cake