better half

英 [ˌbetə ˈhɑːf]

美 [ˌbetər ˈhæf]

n. 另一半(指配偶或恋人)

牛津词典

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Better than half the class was absent.
多一半课时没学生。
I'll go if my better half lets me.
老婆大人批准我便去。
Time I tried to get a better better half!
我试着要那更好的一半时间！
I think we found its better half at the crime scene.
如果能在罪案现场找到另一半就更好了。
I am waiting for a woman, a appropriate one, the better half.
我只是在等待一个适合的女人，一个很好的另一半。
Tom: You mean they are tired of their better half?
你意思是说他们对他们的另一半厌倦了？
All the supporting systems of his life, including his parents, friends or his better half can only help him to better face his own life, and they can never replace his own life.
所有的亲情，友情和爱情其实都是为了帮助一个人更好的去独自面对自己的人生，而不是去代替他自己的人生。
What's more, I prefer to be the better half.
还有，我更想做个贤内助。
But Greg Creed, its chief executive, predicted a better second half to the year.
但该公司首席执行官格雷格•克里德（GregCreed）预计今年下半年业绩会有所好转。
We said to the players before the game it was a chance for some of them to show what they can do and it was pleasing to see a much better second half display.
在赛前，我们对球员们说，这场比赛对他们其中一些人是个表现自己能力的机会，很高兴下半场看到相对而言好得多的表现了。