half-full
half-full — collocation
1. filled to about the middle, with only around half of the available space or capa
filled to about the middle, with only around half of the available space or capacity being used.
Meera set the half-full glass beside her plate and answered the phone.
half-full + container before noun
By noon, the theater was still only half-full, so tickets stayed on sale.
be half-full after linking verb
Nala frowned when the waiter cleared her half-full soup bowl too early.
The school bus looked half-full after several families moved away.
Zayd carried a half-full paint can back to the storage room.
- partly filled
neutral and slightly more formal; usually used for containers
- partially full
more technical and common in measurements or reports
- half occupied
better for seats, rooms, or buildings than for containers
- full
contains all the space or amount available
- empty
contains nothing or almost nothing
- half-empty
describes the same amount but with a more negative viewpoint
文法句型
be half-full
a half-full [container]
a half-full [room / bus / theater]
用法筆記
Often describes bottles, glasses, rooms, buses, or theaters. In contrast with 'half-empty', it can also suggest a more positive way of looking at the same amount.