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

• But where there is liquefaction, such as in the mud in the Mississippi Valley and all the rock layers pulled like taffy in the eastern half of the US, the distance measure is skewed.
  但是当土壤液化时，例如密西西比河流域的泥土和美国东半部那些像太妃糖一样被拉开的岩层，距离测量是不准的。
• 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。
• The past year and a half have seen a lot of DB2 for LUW activity on the standard TPC-C benchmark, the benchmark commonly used to measure performance in the on line transaction processing environment.
  在过去一年半的时间里，在标准TPC-C基准方面有很多DB2forLUW活动，这个基准常用于测试在线事务处理环境中的性能。
• 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。
• 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？
• Newton's half ring is rayed by laser to demonstrate the equivalent thickness interference phenomenon of film step and measure film thickness.
  用激光照射牛顿半环来演示薄膜台阶的等厚干涉现象和测定薄膜厚度。
• While studding on temperature measure of large rotating hull, a new structure of half enveloped sensor of glide measure temperature is put forward.
  结合大型旋转艇体温度测试的研究，提出了一种新型的半铠装滑动测温传感器结构。
• Sleeping pills are a half measure.
  安眠药丸是一个折衷方法。
• 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。
• 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。