• n. （尤指歐亞、印歐）混血兒

比喻用法，half,一半，caste,純的，印度種姓制度。

half-caste (adj.)

1789, Anglo-Indian, in reference to the offspring of a European father and an Asian mother, from half + caste.

1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.

埃利奧特跨過終點(diǎn)線時(shí)僅比對手落后半秒鐘。

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2. She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.

她多少已經(jīng)預(yù)料到他會(huì)中途就退出這門課程。

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3. The French, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries.

上半場以21：3領(lǐng)先的法國隊(duì)有8個(gè)達(dá)陣得分。

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4. The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.

窗簾拉上了一半以遮擋陽光。

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5. From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her.

從我聽到的來看，半個(gè)學(xué)校的人都想和她上床。

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