英语单词“half-time”的意思是:
1. 半场休息 2. (比赛或演讲等的)中场时间
读音:/hɑːft maɪt/
例句:
1. After the first half, we had to take a break for half-time. (比赛进行到上半场结束时,我们不得不中场休息。)
2. He had a break during half-time and then returned to complete the task. (他在中场休息时休息了一会儿,然后回来完成了任务。)
3. They finished discussing the matter in half-time, which left time for some more sports activities. (他们用了一半的中场时间才把事情讨论完,这样还有时间做更多的运动。)
4. “Take your rest, son. There’s another two quarters to play after this and your health will appreciate some sleep now,” I hear an adult saying at a basketball game’s half-time show. (儿子,好好休息一下吧。还有两节半的时间,接着还要继续打篮球,眼下你应该好好睡一觉恢复精神。)
5. She would pause after the children finished their lunch, so as to give them a break during half-time and talk to them as they relaxed, the time was usually filled with more laughter and happiness. (孩子们吃完午饭后,她会让孩子们休息一会儿,趁着这个时间与孩子们聊天,通常这段时间里充满了更多的欢笑和快乐。)
总的来说,“half-time”在英语中是一个非常常见的词汇,特别是在体育比赛中,它经常被用来描述比赛的某个特定时刻。除了上述含义和读音之外,它还可以用于表示某个活动或演讲的中场时间,这时候可以用来给人们提供一个休息和放松的机会。