half measure

英 [hɑːf ˈmeʒə(r)]

美 [hæf ˈmeʒər]

n.   折衷办法; [经] 权宜办法

经济

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 折中政策;不彻底的行动
  If someone refers to policies or actions ashalf measures, they are critical of them because they think that they are not forceful enough and are therefore of little value.
  1. They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
     他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。

双语例句

• It is not necessary to wait until half of a sample has decayed in order to measure the halflife.
  不必一直等到样品衰变一半之后才测量它的半衰期。
• Study on Half Envelop Sensor of Glide Measure Temperature and It's Fault Diagnosis
  半铠装滑动测温传感器及其故障诊断的研究
• A musical time signature indicating two or four half notes to a measure.
  表示两个或者四个半音符构成一个小节的音乐拍子记号。
• From the latter half of 1998, Chinese government carried out the Expanding Financial Policy taking infrastructure investment as its focus and with a main measure of issuing state bonds.
  从1998年下半年开始，为了刺激经济增长，我国实行了以基础设施投资为重点的扩张性财政政策，主要手段是发行国债。
• Half of the opponents of the controversial goods and services tax ( GST) would accept an increase in the top salaries tax rate as an alternative measure to broaden the tax base.
  调查显示，销售税一半的反对者接受提高最高薪俸税的税率，以作为扩阔税基的替代措施。
• Besides, only six Hall-effect latches, half of which were backups, were used to control commutation and measure the speed with improved M/ T algorithm.
  对普通的M/T测速算法进行了改进，并仅以两组相互备份的六个位置传感器完成了数字转速测量和换相控制。
• More than half of the Texas House of Representatives have signed a measure allowing concealed handguns at universities.
  超过一半的德克萨斯州众议院代表已经签署了允许在学院中非公开携带枪支的议案。
• A year after roughly half the patients had the surgery, all completed a detailed questionnaire designed to measure quality of life, symptoms, functional ability, and emotional and intellectual status.
  一年后，约一半的患者接受了手术，他们全部完成了详细的调查问卷，旨在衡量其生活质量，疾病症状，行为能力，情绪和智力状况。
• If my cup won't hold but a pint and yours holds a quarter wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little old half measure full?
  如果我的杯子只能装一品脱的东西，而你的却能装一夸脱，你如果不给我的装满是不是显得有些吝啬？
• A unit is equal to half a pint of regular strength beer or lager, one small glass of wine or a small ( pub measure) of spirits.
  一单位等于半品脱的啤酒或者度数高的啤酒，一小杯葡萄酒或者小型的（酒吧衡量）酒类。