half-full
half-full — 搭配詞
1. filled to about the middle, with only around half of the available space or capa
半滿
只裝到容量或座位的一半
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.
Meera 把那個半滿的玻璃杯放在盤子旁邊，接起電話。
half-full + container before noun
By noon, the theater was still only half-full, so tickets stayed on sale.
到了中午，劇院裡還只有半滿，所以票還在賣。
be half-full after linking verb
Nala frowned when the waiter cleared her half-full soup bowl too early.
Nala 皺起眉頭，因為服務生太早收走她那碗半滿的湯。
half-full + bowl
The school bus looked half-full after several families moved away.
幾戶人家搬走後，校車看起來只剩半滿。
Zayd carried a half-full paint can back to the storage room.
Zayd 把一個半滿的油漆桶搬回儲藏室。
half-full + paint can
- half-full glass
- half-full bottle
- half-full theater
- half-full bus
- 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.