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halve
[hɑ:v]
vt. , 享, 把...减
  1. Let's halve the work between the two of us.
  2. The latest planes have halve the time needed for cross the atlantic.
    新型号把飞越西
  3. The twins halve everything.
    胞胎把任何西都




halve
[ verb ]
divide by two; divide into halves
<verb.cognition>
Halve the cake



Halve \Hal"ve\ (h[aum]l"ve), n.
A half. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


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.