halved
halved — 動詞
- halvedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- halveds3rd person singular
- halveding-ing form
- halvededpast simple
1. to decrease the size, amount, or number of something so that it becomes one half
減半；均分
將某物減為一半或分成等份
to decrease the size, amount, or number of something so that it becomes one half of its original value; or to separate something into two pieces of exactly the same size — like cutting a pizza in half or splitting a sum of money between two people.
The factory halved its water usage by fixing the old pipes.
工廠修理舊水管後，用水量減半。
halve + resource/usage noun
Abigail halved the orange and handed one piece to each child in the playground.
Abigail 把柳丁切成兩半，分給操場上的每個小孩一塊。
halve + fruit/object for splitting
The government halved the tax rate on basic food items last year.
政府去年將基本食品的稅率減半。
The new bus route halved the journey time from the village to the nearest hospital.
新的公車路線讓從村莊到最近醫院的車程時間減半。
Rin halved the birthday meal cost with her friend so they paid the same amount.
Rin 和朋友均分生日餐的費用，兩人付了一樣多。
- cut in half
more informal, often used for physical objects
- reduce by half
more explicit about quantity reduction; common in business contexts
- split
broader meaning; not necessarily exactly 50%
- double
increase to twice the size or amount
文法句型
halve + noun phrase
用法筆記
Object is typically a measure of size, amount, time, or cost — or a physical object that can be split equally. This sense is always transitive; the agent doing the halving must appear in the sentence.
常見錯誤
2. to become 50 percent smaller in size, amount, or number without being actively r
折半
某事物自動減少一半
to become 50 percent smaller in size, amount, or number without being actively reduced by someone — for example, when sales, population, or prices decrease by half on their own.
Electricity costs in the region halved after the solar farm opened.
太陽能電廠啟用後，該地區的電費折半。
cost/price + halve (intransitive)
The number of students in the class halved when the school moved to a new building.
學校搬到新建築後，班級學生人數折半。
Kian's daily screen time halved after he started playing basketball after school.
Kian 開始在放學後打籃球，每天的螢幕使用時間就折半了。
The population of the small town halved after the mine closed and people moved away.
那間小鎮的礦場關閉後人口折半，大家都搬走了。
Lucía noticed that her electricity bill halved after she switched to LED lighting.
Lucía 發現改用 LED 燈具之後，她的電費帳單折半了。
- drop by half
more conversational; common in news reports
- decrease by half
more formal; used in statistics and reports
- fall by 50 percent
precise; common in financial contexts
- double
increase to twice the original amount
文法句型
noun phrase + halve (no object)
用法筆記
Subject must be the thing that becomes smaller — do not add a direct object. This sense describes a process or natural change, not an active reduction done by someone.
常見錯誤
3. in golf, to finish any single hole or a full round of play with each side taking
平手
高爾夫比賽中打成平局
in golf, to finish any single hole or a full round of play with each side taking an equal number of swings, leading to a tie with no winner declared.
Arjun halved the match with his opponent when the final round ended in a tie.
Arjun 在最後一回合平手，與對手未分勝負。
The two players halved the 18th hole after both took exactly three putts on the green.
兩位選手都在第18洞果嶺上推了三桿，最終該洞打成平手。
halve + hole (golf context)
Dario and Eric halved the final hole after each scored four strokes from tee to cup.
Dario 和 Eric 最後一洞都用了四桿從開球臺打到進洞，因此平手。
The championship match was halved for the first time in the club's seventy-year history.
該錦標賽在球會七十年歷史中，首次以平手收場。
Esme halved her round with the defending champion by sinking a long putt on the final green.
Esme 在最後一洞推進長推桿，與衛冕冠軍平手收場。
文法句型
halve + hole/match/round
halve (no object in golf)
用法筆記
Only used in golf scoring. The direct object can be 'a hole', 'a round', or 'a match'. In informal golf contexts, players may also say 'we halved' without an object, meaning they tied on a hole.