ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤first, second上半場;下半場▸➤last, latter最後一半;後半部◇in the latter half of the 19th century19 世紀後半葉➤top, upper上半部▸➤bottom, lower下半部◇the lower half of the window窗戶的下半部➤front前半部▸➤back, rear後半部◇the rear half of the car汽車的後半部➤left, right左半部;右半部◇the left half of the brain左腦➤northern, western, etc.北半部、西半部等◇the northern half of the country該國北半部➤remaining剩下的一半◇Cut the remaining half into large chunks.把剩下的一半切成大塊。PREPOSITION➤by half一半◇Costs rose by half.成本增加了 50%。➤in half成為兩半◇We divided the money in half.我們把錢平分了。➤in the... half在⋯半部份◇He played well in the second half.他在下半場表現得很好。➤half of⋯的一半◇the first half of the concert音樂會的上半場◇Over a half of all accidents happen in the home.超過半數的事故是在家裏發生的。PHRASES➤about half, almost half, around half, at least half, over half大約/接近/大致/至少/超過一半◇Over half of all the people interviewed said they were disappointed in the government.超過一半的被訪者對政府感到失望。➤half and half對半平分◇We split the work half and half.我們把工作對半分。➤one, two, three, etc. and a half一歲半、兩歲半、三歲半等◇She's four and a half years old now.她現在四歲半。➤sb's other half (= husband/wife/partner)某人的另一半◇You'll have to ask my other half.你得問問我家那口子。