half-breed

• n. （美）混血兒（尤指美洲印第安人與白人的混血兒）

比喻用法。

half-breed (n.)

"person of mixed race," 1760; as an adjective by 1762; from half + breed (n.).

1. Elliott crossed the finish line just half a second behind his adversary.

埃利奧特跨過(guò)終點(diǎn)線時(shí)僅比對(duì)手落后半秒鐘。

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2. She'd half expected him to withdraw from the course.

她多少已經(jīng)預(yù)料到他會(huì)中途就退出這門課程。

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3. The French, who led 21-3 at half time, scored eight tries.

上半場(chǎng)以21：3領(lǐng)先的法國(guó)隊(duì)有8個(gè)達(dá)陣得分。

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4. The curtains were half drawn to cut out the sunlight.

窗簾拉上了一半以遮擋陽(yáng)光。

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5. From what I hear, half the campus is lusting after her.

從我聽到的來(lái)看，半個(gè)學(xué)校的人都想和她上床。

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