also halflife, half life, 1864, "unsatisfactory way of living," from half + life; the sense in physics, "amount of time it takes half a given amount of radioactivity to decay" is first attested 1907.
双语例句
1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奥特跨过终点线时仅比对手落后半秒钟。
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2. She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.
她多少已经预料到他会中途就退出这门课程。
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3. The French, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries.
上半场以21：3领先的法国队有8个达阵得分。
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4. The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.
窗帘拉上了一半以遮挡阳光。
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5. From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her.
