semiannual

/sem-ee-an-yoo-uhl, sem-ahy-/US // ˌsɛm iˈæn yu əl, ˌsɛm aɪ- //UK // (ˌsɛmɪˈænjʊəl) //

半年一次,半年度,半年一度,半年

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
- : Also semiyearly . occurring, done, or published every half year or twice a year; biannual.
- : lasting for half a year: a semiannual plant.

adj.twice a year

Synonyms

Now we are treated to the semiannual spectacle of watching Republicans pretend they care about the deficit.
"I was merely quoting from the auditor's semiannual report, of which that is a summary," he said, indicating the folded paper.
He has had steady two-quarts-a-day men, and men who were subject only to semiannual debauches.
It holds semiannual meetings in connection with the National Association, but is not a department of said Association.
But the day after Christmas he came to the office early to get his semiannual check and cash it.
No job about the farm was so much disliked by the farmer and his boys as the semiannual removal of the stove.