a half hour; half hours; half an hour

They take a half hour to call in detectives.他们花了半个小时叫侦探。

took almost a half hour.花了差不多半个小时。

I'm getting calls from New York every half hour.我每半小时就会接到纽约的电话。

Nobody disturbs me for the next half hour.接下来的半个小时不准有人打扰我。

 

We still have two and half hours left until our date.离约会还有两个半小时。

The ship sank two and half hours later两个半小时后，船沉没了

Two astronauts spent six and half hours unhooking a girder两名宇航员花了六个半小时解开一根大梁

 

I will execute a hostage every half an hour.我会每半小时处决一名人质。

This lasted for almost half an hour.这持续了将近半个小时。

After half an hour, he's screaming,半小时后，他开始尖叫，

 

 

* half century *

1 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY AGO 139 
2 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   PAST HALF CENTURY , 94 
3 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY OF 92 
4 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   PAST HALF CENTURY . 76 
5 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   LAST HALF CENTURY . 56 
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7 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY LATER 54 
8 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY . 54 
9 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY , 54 
10 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEXT HALF CENTURY . 38 
11 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEXT HALF CENTURY , 23 
12 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY AFTER 22 
13 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   LAST HALF CENTURY HAS 20 
14 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   A HALF CENTURY IN 15

a half century (ago/of/later/./,/after/in)
(past/last/a/next) half century ,
past half century (,/.)
(past/last/a/next) half century .
last half century (./,/has)
next half century (./,)

 

* * half century *

1 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE PAST HALF CENTURY , 93 
2 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE PAST HALF CENTURY . 76 
3 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE LAST HALF CENTURY . 55 
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5 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE NEXT HALF CENTURY . 38 
6 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE NEXT HALF CENTURY , 23 
7 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE LAST HALF CENTURY HAS 20 
8 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   FOR A HALF CENTURY , 15 
9 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN A HALF CENTURY OF 15 
10 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   FOR A HALF CENTURY . 14 
11 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN A HALF CENTURY AGO 14 
12 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE PAST HALF CENTURY IS 14 
13 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OF A HALF CENTURY OF 12 
14 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEARLY A HALF CENTURY AGO 11 
15 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN A HALF CENTURY LATER 11 
16 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THE LAST HALF CENTURY OR 11 
17 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OF A HALF CENTURY AGO 10 
18 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OVER A HALF CENTURY . 10

 

the (past/last/next) half century ,
the past half century (,/./is)
the (past/last/next) half century .
the last half century (./,/has/or)
the next half century (./,)
for a half century (,/.)
(than/of) a half century of
than a half century (of/ago/later)
(for/over) a half century .
(than/nearly/of) a half century ago
of a half century (of/ago)

 

 

* half a century *

1 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   FOR HALF A CENTURY . 119 
2 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF A CENTURY , 109 
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4 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF A CENTURY . 103 
5 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF A CENTURY AGO 89 
6 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEARLY HALF A CENTURY , 65 
7 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   IN HALF A CENTURY . 63 
8 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEARLY HALF A CENTURY . 56 
9 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   IN HALF A CENTURY , 41 
10 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OVER HALF A CENTURY . 39 
11 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF A CENTURY LATER 34 
12 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ALMOST HALF A CENTURY . 34 
13 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OVER HALF A CENTURY , 34 
14 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   NEARLY HALF A CENTURY AGO 33 
15 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   AFTER HALF A CENTURY OF 26 
16 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF A CENTURY OF 25 
17 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ALMOST HALF A CENTURY , 23 
18 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ALMOST HALF A CENTURY AGO 23 
19 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF A CENTURY LATER 23 
20 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF A CENTURY AGO 21 
21 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   , HALF A CENTURY AGO 21

(for/than/in/nearly/over/almost) half a century .
for half a century (./,)
(than/for/nearly/in/over/almost) half a century ,
than half a century (,/./ago/of/later)
(than/nearly/almost/./,) half a century ago
nearly half a century (,/./ago)
in half a century (./,)
over half a century (./,)
(./than) half a century later
. half a century (later/ago)
almost half a century (./,/ago)
(after/than) half a century of

 

 

* half the people *

 1 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF THE PEOPLE IN 25 
2 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   , HALF THE PEOPLE IN 19 
3 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF THE PEOPLE WHO 18 
4 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF THE PEOPLE IN 17 
5 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ABOUT HALF THE PEOPLE IN 14 
6 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF THE PEOPLE WHO 10 
7 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF THE PEOPLE HERE 9 
8 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OVER HALF THE PEOPLE IN 9 
9 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAT HALF THE PEOPLE WHO 9 
10 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   , HALF THE PEOPLE WHO 8 
11 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ABOUT HALF THE PEOPLE WHO 8 
12 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF THE PEOPLE ON 8 
13 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAT HALF THE PEOPLE IN 8

 (./,/than/about/over/that) half the people in
. half the people (in/who/here)
, half the people (in/who)
(than/./that/,/about) half the people who
than half the people (who/in/on)
about half the people (in/who)
that half the people (who/in)

 

About half the people in the building followed instructions and evacuated.

大楼里大约一半的人遵照指示撤离。

Lemon, half the people in this city think I'm crazy.

莱蒙，这个城市有一半的人认为我疯了。

But half the people are saying he's right.

但有一半的人说他是对的。

 

 

* half of the people *

1 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAN HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN 10 
2 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ABOUT HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO 8 
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4 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   . HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN 5 
5 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   THAT HALF OF THE PEOPLE WHO 5 
6 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   WHEN HALF OF THE PEOPLE GET 5 
7 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ABOUT HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN 4 
8 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   ALMOST HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN 4 
9 See 'word page' for individual words to the right Save words and phrases and see/use them later   OVER HALF OF THE PEOPLE IN 4

(than/./about/almost/over) half of the people in
than half of the people (in/who)
(about/than/that) half of the people who
about half of the people (who/in)
when half of the people get

 

Less than half of the people on the street were wearing face masks.

街上只有不到一半的人戴着口罩。

About half of the people killed were civilians

大约一半的死者是平民

But the drug works in only half of the people treated.

但这种药只对一半接受治疗的人有效。