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half-pint

/haf -pahynt, hahf for 1; haf -pahynt, hahf for 2, 3/US // ˈhæf ˈpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 1; ˈhæf ˌpaɪnt, ˈhɑf for 2, 3 //

半品脱,半瓶装,半瓶,半升

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces or 16 tablespoons.
    • : Informal. a very short person.
    • : Slang. a person of little importance or influence.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpuny
Synonyms
feeble软弱无力,衰弱,弱小,软弱frail羸弱的,脆弱的,体弱的,体弱inconsequential不重要的,无关紧要的,无关紧要,不重要measly可怕的,卑微的,卑鄙的,小小的paltry微不足道,微不足道的,渺小,渺小的tiny微小的,微小,渺小,渺小的trivial琐碎,琐碎的,琐事,小事一桩diminutive缩略语,矮小的,缩微,矮小fragile脆弱的,娇嫩的,脆弱,纤弱的inferior劣质,劣质的,劣势,低级infirm老弱病残,老弱,体弱的,体弱little少许,少,少量,少少minor未成年,小型,小型的,未成年人niggling棘手的问题,微不足道的,琐碎的,微不足道nothing没有什么,没什么,什么都没有,什么也没有peanut花生,花生米,花生酱,花生米饭peewee皮维,皮尤,农民工,牡丹花petty小气,小气的,小气鬼,琐碎picayune野餐,皮卡伊恩,皮亚杰,皮卡丘piddling琐碎的,琐碎,琐事,琐碎的事情pint-sized小巧玲珑,矮小的,小小的,小巧的runt矬子,矬子里拔将军,奔跑,跑步shrimp小虾,虾子,小虾米,虾米small time小时间,小的时候,小时候,小时代small-fry小炒,小试牛刀,炒菜,炒股stunted矮小的,矮小,发育不良,发育不良的trifling琐碎的,琐碎,琐碎的事,琐事two-bit两位,两位数,二位,双位unconsequential无关紧要的,无关紧要,无关紧要的事,无意义的underfed吃不饱,吃不饱的,营养不足,吃不饱饭undersized尺寸过小,尺寸不足,规模不足,尺寸不足的undeveloped不发达的,未开发的,不发达,不开发的unsound不健全,不健全的,不稳妥,不完善unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的weak软弱,弱,软弱无力,薄弱weakly弱弱地,微弱地,微弱的,微弱wee凌晨,凌晨时分,凌晨时分的worthless一文不值,一文不值的,一钱不值,无用的zero零,零度,零点,零的zilch零,零点,无,零的

Examples

  • Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.

  • My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.

  • As a result, training squadrons—called Formal Training Units (FTU)—are being staffed with less than half the people they need.

  • Travel Noire fellows earned about a half million travel miles in 2014.

  • Murders in the City of Angels have fallen by about half in the last 10 years: no small feat for such a big city.

  • It is the principal waste-product of metabolism, and constitutes about one-half of all the solids excreted—about 30 gm.

  • A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.

  • Hilda, trembling at the door, more than half expected Mr. Orgreave to say: "You mean, she's invited herself."

  • All changes are to be Rang either by walking them (as the term is) or else Whole-pulls, or Half-pulls.

  • The Vine is a universal favorite, and rarely out of view; while it often seems to cover half the ground in sight.