half-life /ˈhæfˌlaɪf/ Brit /ˈhɑːfˌlaɪf/ noun plural half-lives
/ˈhæfˌlaɪf/ Brit /ˈhɑːfˌlaɪf/
noun
plural half-lives
Learner's definition of HALF-LIFE
[count] technical
: the time it takes for a radioactive substance to lose half its radioactivity(放射物质的)半衰期 —
often used figuratively to describe how long something remains useful or popular常用作比喻,指某物的繁荣期或流行期