half n. (pl. halves ) 1.半,一半;一部分。 2.半小時(shí);半英里;半品脫;半價(jià)票;〔美國(guó)〕半美元;半學(xué)年,一學(xué)期。 3.(球賽的)半場(chǎng),半局,半盤(pán),半回合。 4.(足球)中衛(wèi)(= halfback); (運(yùn)動(dòng)中的)配手,合作者。 5.(高爾夫球賽等)相同得分。 6.(尤指打官司的)一方。 half past four = 〔美國(guó)〕 half after four 四點(diǎn)半鐘。 [The] half of four is two. 四的一半是二。 half and half 一半一半,各半。 H- a loaf is better than none. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕面包半個(gè)別嫌少,總比沒(méi)有面包好。 Never do things by halves. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕做事不可半途而廢。 one half 二分之一,一半。 one's better half 〔戲謔語(yǔ)〕妻子。 one's worse half 〔戲謔語(yǔ)〕丈夫。 The first blow [stroke] is half the battle. 〔戲謔語(yǔ)〕良好的開(kāi)端,就是成功的一半。 The half is more than the whole. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕過(guò)猶不及。 the other half (窮人眼中的)有錢(qián)人;(有錢(qián)人眼中的)窮人。 too long by half 長(zhǎng)了一半。 two pounds and a half = two and a half pounds 兩磅半。 the summer half 夏天開(kāi)始的半學(xué)年。 and a half 非常困難的 (That is a job and a half. 那是非常困難的工作)。 by half 1. 只一半。 2. 〔反意語(yǔ)〕非常,極,過(guò)分 (too clever by half 聰明過(guò)度)。 by halves 不完全 (do sth. by halves 做事情半途而廢,做事不徹底)。 cry halves 要求平分。 cut in half = cut in(to) (two)halves 切成兩半。 divide sth. into halves 把…分成兩半。 go halves with sb. in sth. 與(某人)平分(某物)。 in half [halves] 成兩半。 not (the) half of 僅僅是次要部分,僅僅是小部分 (That's not half of the story. 那還僅僅是事情的一小部分〔嚴(yán)重的事還在后面呢〕)。 on (the) halves 平分,對(duì)分。 see with half an eye 一看就明白。 time and a half 在平時(shí)工資外另加 50%。 to (the) halves 1. 到半途;不完全。 2. 〔美國(guó)〕利益均分。 with [have] half a mind [notion] to (sth.) 對(duì)…半心半意。 adj. 1.一半的。 2.一部分的;不完全的。 a half share 半分兒。 a half sheet of paper 半張紙。 half a dozen = a half dozen 半打,六個(gè)。 half an hour = 〔美國(guó)〕 a half hour 半小時(shí)。 half knowledge 一知半解,半瓶醋。 a half smile 微笑,欲笑不笑。 half the number 半數(shù)。 work half shift 上半班。 adv. 1.一半地。 2.部分地,不完全地。 3.相當(dāng)?shù)亍渤Ec否定詞連用,表示相反的意思〕。 half in doubt 半信半疑。 Well begun is half done. 〔諺語(yǔ)〕好的開(kāi)始等于成功的一半。 half dead 累的要命。 half as much [many] again as 一倍半,多一半。 half as much [many] as 只有一半,少一半。 half green 半生的,半腌的。 half shot 半醉的。 I half wish... 我很想。 more than half 非常。 not half 1. 一點(diǎn)也不 (not half bad 一點(diǎn)也不壞,相當(dāng)好。 Her singing isn't half bad. 她唱得很不壞)。 2. 〔俚語(yǔ)〕極其,非常 (He didn't half swear. 他罵得很兇。 Do you like beer - Oh, not half ! 你喜歡(喝)啤酒嗎? -喜歡極了!)。
Driving at night or in the half light of dusk and dawn can be more difficult than driving during the day 在夜間或黃昏,以及在黎明半明半暗之際駕駛,較日間更吃力。
In some versions of the ouroboros , the body is half light and half dark , alluding in this way to the successive counterbalancing of opposing principls as illustrated in the chinese yin - yang symbol for instance 在一些版本的蛇里面,身體是半黑半白,以這種方式暗指相反律則的連續(xù)性平衡,例如在中國(guó)陰和陽(yáng)的插圖上表現(xiàn)出來(lái)。
In some representations the serpent is shown as half light and half dark , echoing symbols such as the yin yang , which illustrates the dual nature of all things , but more importantly , that these opposites are not in conflict 在一些表示里面,大毒蛇表現(xiàn)為半黑半白,就像陰和陽(yáng)象征的反射現(xiàn)象,代明了萬(wàn)物的二元性,但更重要的是,這些對(duì)立面并不沖突
For if a man have that penetration of judgment , as he can discern , what things are to be laid open , and what to be secreted , and what to be showed at half lights , and to whom , and when ( which indeed are arts of state , and arts of life , as tacitus well calleth mem ) , to him , a habit of dissimulation is a hindrance , and a poorness 因?yàn)榧偃缫粋€(gè)人有那種明察的能力,能夠看得出某事應(yīng)當(dāng)公開(kāi),某事應(yīng)當(dāng)隱秘,某事應(yīng)當(dāng)在半明半暗之中微露,并且看得出這事底或隱或顯應(yīng)當(dāng)是對(duì)何人,在何時(shí)(這些正即是泰西塔斯所謂的治國(guó)與處世的要術(shù)) ,那末在他這樣的一個(gè)人,一種掩飾的習(xí)慣是一種阻撓,一個(gè)弱點(diǎn)。
百科解釋
Half Light is a 2006 Mystery/Horror Film starring Demi Moore and Hans Matheson. It was directed by Craig Rosenberg, who also penned the screenplay.