semi-finals

semi-finals — noun

1. one of the games, or the stage itself, just before a tournament's final, where t

1.名詞B1
釋義

one of the games, or the stage itself, just before a tournament's final, where the winners earn a place in the last match.

例句

Trang cried when her doubles team reached the semi-finals for the first time.

reach the semi-finals

Heavy rain pushed the semi-finals back until Sunday afternoon.

push the semi-finals back

同義詞
  • semifinals

    same stage, but the unhyphenated spelling is more common in American English

  • last-four stage

    descriptive phrase that focuses on the tournament position

  • semi

    informal clipping used in speech and headlines

反義詞
  • quarter-finals

    the earlier knockout round before the semi-finals

  • finals

    the deciding stage that comes after the semi-finals

文法句型

reach/play in/miss + the semi-finals

the semi-finals + of [competition]

用法筆記

Usually plural when a competition has two matches or heats at this stage. Use the singular form 'semi-final' when you mean one specific game rather than the whole stage.

常見錯誤

❌Our team reached the semi-finals round.
✅Our team reached the semi-finals.
💡the noun already names the round, so do not add 'round'.
❌Mert played in the semi-finals match on Friday.
✅Mert played in the semi-finals on Friday.
💡use the noun by itself for the stage; add 'match' only when you mean one game.

semi-finals — adjective