also halfhearted, "showing little enthusiasm," early 15c.; see half + hearted. Related: halfheartedly; halfheartedness. English in 17c. also had half-headed "stupid."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.
埃利奧特跨過(guò)終點(diǎn)線時(shí)僅比對(duì)手落后半秒鐘。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
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(mén)課程。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. The French, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries.