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 halving ['hɑ:viŋ添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 对分(减半,对半胶合,半叠接)
v. 对分(重接)

  1. It is one of their proudest boasts that they have halved the death rate from typhoid.
    他们使伤寒病人的死亡率降低了一半,这是他们最感骄傲的事之一。
  2. The latest planes have halved the time needed for crossing the Atlantic.
    最新型号的飞机把飞越大西洋所需的时间减少了一半.



Halve \Halve\ (h[aum]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halved}
(h[aum]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halving}.] [From {Half}.]
1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to
be or form half of.

So far apart their lives are thrown
From the twin soul that halves their own. --M.
Arnold.

2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away
each for half its thickness at the joining place, and
fitting together.

3. Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same
number of strokes as an opponent.

  1. The U.S. government says the installation violates the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty and is a major obstacle to talks in Geneva toward halving long-range missile arsenals.
  2. Bondholders received 25% of Southland's stock in exchange for accepting the halving in value of their notes.
  3. A Soviet Foreign Ministry official said the U.S. and Soviet Union had reached "an understanding" that would lead to the signing next spring of a treaty halving strategic arsenals.
  4. This disposal would restore its flexibility by halving net debt. Whether Wessex Water and the US-based Waste Management are as wise to contemplate paying such a hefty sum is another matter.
  5. Throughout 1977-85, improved light-vehicle efficiency was the key to halving America's oil imports.
  6. Several gases contribute, and last year's treaty calling for a halving of chlorofluorocarbon emissions should reduce future warmings by 10 percent.
  7. It speaks volumes for the bleak outlook in the building sectors that even after halving its interim dividend yesterday Wimpey shares were trading on a 10 per cent yield.
  8. The halving of the price of oil since the 1980 peak, the rising share of manufactured products in trade, and the increase in the number of international mergers were also responsible, the report said.
  9. The 4 1/2 point reduction in interest rates since October 1990, and the halving of the inflation rate last year, have yet to have their full effect.
  10. The Supreme Court today agreed to review a decision halving the fines and prison terms given to a Dodge City, Kan., business and its president for rigging highway-construction bids.
  11. The halving of car tax will cost about Pounds 635m in 1992-93, and Pounds 765m in the following year. Excise Duties I turn now to excise duties.
  12. Partly as a result of greater use of computers, results from the exercise will become available in six months, halving the current waiting period.
  13. But this did not stop the contribution by vendors to larger deals halving in the past two and a half years, from 15 per cent in 1991 to 7.5 per cent in the first half of 1993.
  14. This halving of the forecast for the coming year is consistent with the past over-optimism of the mainstream forecasters.
  15. By halving the amount of junk bonds the company needs to sell, noted one investment banker, the asset-backed securities could smooth the path of the whole financing package.
  16. The Russian government can only bring inflation under control by halving the flow of central bank credits.
  17. It would mean almost halving the overall level of state aid to the Chrysler plant near Graz. Brussels had decided to impose 10 per cent duty on the Chrysler vehicles, but delayed, to allow time for a revised offer.
  18. The defence industry has been forced to consolidate by a halving of the US defence procurement budget since 1986.
  19. Save & Prosper is halving its initial charge on its Managed Portfolio Pep to 0.75 per cent, for investments of more than Pounds 4,000 made between now and the end of the tax year.
  20. After all, what is Dollars 200m, asked one investor, to a group with debts of Dollars 5.5bn? Most of GPA's banks have already agreed to support its plan of halving its borrowings over the next three years.
  21. And most economists expect inflation to continue gradually to worsen, so that any halving of buying power could well take place even sooner.
  22. Even with a halving of Soviet armed forces this is absolutely excluded," Sakharov told New Times.
  23. THOMSON-CSF, the French state-controlled defence electronics group, yesterday announced a halving in net profits for the first six months of the year.
  24. The panel suggested cutting active forces Army divisions from 18 to 10, reducing the Navy's carrier battle groups from 14 to nine and halving the Air Force's active tactical air wings from 24 to 12.
  25. To lure investors, Petro-Canada has cut employment steadily, halving the number of senior managers.
  26. Last week, British Airways said it was halving its supersonic Concorde service to one run daily between New York and London, and suspending its three weekly trips to Washington.
  27. Soviet officials negotiating with the United States on halving nuclear arsenals no longer believe they will have an agreement to sign by the time President Reagan visits next month, well-placed Soviet sources say.
  28. The platform promises economic growth at an annual rate of 5 percent, a halving of the infant mortality of 60 deaths per 1,000 births, and expansion of free education.
  29. Chase said halving its regular dividend to $1.20 per common share on an annual basis was part of its move to "reach higher levels of capital."
  30. Britain's defense secretary said Monday it will withdraw all or most of an infantry battalion stationed in Gibraltar, nearly halving the colony's garrison.
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