halve
英 [hɑːv] 美 [hæv]
v.平分；减半
◉Etymology
“Halve”源自古英语“healfian”，意为“将……分成两半”。这个词的词根是“healf”，意为“一半”或“半边”。因此，“halve”一词的本义是指将某物分成两等分或减半。
◉外刊例句
① 《华尔街日报》, 2024-11-15
The company managed to halve its production costs through efficiency improvements.
该公司通过提高效率成功将其生产成本减半。
② 《时代周刊》, 2024-10-20
Experts suggest that adopting a plant-based diet can halve the risk of heart disease.
专家建议，采用植物性饮食可以将患心脏病的风险减半。
◉经典名著
① 《简·爱》（Jane Eyre）, 夏洛蒂·勃朗特, 1847
The journey time was halved thanks to the new railway line.
由于新建的铁路线，旅行时间减半。
② 《双城记》（A Tale of Two Cities）, 查尔斯·狄更斯, 1859
The baker halved the loaf and gave half to the poor widow.
面包师傅把面包切一半，给了那个贫穷的寡妇一半。
◉Usage Examples
(1) The twins halve everything.
(2) Let's halve the work between the two of us.
(3) He and I decided to halve expenses on our trip.
(4) They are going to halve my salary.
(1) 这对双胞胎把任何东西都对半分享
(2) 让我俩平均分担这份工作吧。
(3) 我和他决定均摊旅行费用。
(4) 他们准备把我的薪水减半。
◉Usage Notes
To halve something is to divide it into two equal parts. When you share a pizza with your best friend, you can cut it in half, or halve it.
A recipe might instruct you to halve an onion, and a little kid might request that you halve her peanut butter sandwich and cut the crusts off. You can also halve less physical things — you can halve your expenses if you reduce them by half, or halve the bill for lunch with your sister, if you split it with her. Halve comes from half, originally an Old English word meaning "side" or "part."
◉Colins
1. [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]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. [V n] [V]
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。
The work force has been halved in two years...
劳动力在两年里减少了一半。
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 动词]将…对半分；把…二等分 If you halve something, you divide it into two equal parts. [V n]
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.
