half note

1. 二分音符
   A half note is a musical note that has a time value equal to two quarter notes.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 minim

1. I've got half a ton of gravel in the lorry but he won't sign my delivery note.
   我的卡车里装着半吨沙砾，但他不给我签收送货单。
2. As I mulled over my missing more than half of each lecture, I suddenly hit upon an idea: Why not leave every other line on my note paper blank?
   想着自己有半堂课的笔记记不下来，我突然灵机一动，干嘛不在笔记本上隔行留空呢？
3. A double dotted half note or minim is equal in length to three quarter notes or crotchets and an 8th note or quaver. a time signature indicating four beats to the bar.
   半音加两个符点，时值等于三个四分音符或一个八分音符。每小节有四个四分音符或与其相当的音乐时值。
4. You can give me three half crowns for this ten-shilling note.
   你给我3个2先令6便士的银币换这张10先令的钞票。
5. A musical note having the time value of half a whole note.
   时间量是全音符一半的一个音乐符号。
6. You can tell that just from a half a page note?
   从半张字条上你就能看出来？
7. He tried to renegotiate with the Rose Garden's creditors, maneuvering to get out of the deal by offering less than half of what note holders demanded.
   他尝试与玫瑰花园的债主重新谈判，希望减少至少一半的债务。
8. In addition, as we noted, half of the PRC's production of citric acid and MSG is exported, so we should also note demand from outside the PRC.
   此外，正如我们所指出的，一半中华人民共和国的柠檬酸生产和出口味精，所以我们也应该注意从中华人民共和国境外的需求。
9. Smoking is believed to be responsible for half of bladder cancer cases, the researchers note, so quitting could substantially reduce a smoker's risk of the disease.
   吸烟被认为与一半的膀胱癌形成有关，研究人员称，因此戒烟肯定可以降低吸烟者患此病的危险。
10. Up to half of all issuance year-to-date has been from Chinese companies, leading Morgan Stanley to note Asia is evolving into a China-centric investment grade credit market.
    今年到目前为止所有发行的债券，多达二分之一来自中国企业。摩根士丹利因此指出，亚洲债市正逐渐发展成为以中国为中心的投资级信贷市场。
11. Although they may help stop growth in investment and credit from accelerating further, they won't cause a meaningful slowdown in growth in [ the second half of 2007], Mr Qu wrote in a research note.
    他在一篇研究报告中写道：尽管这些措施将有助于防止投资和信贷增长进一步加速，但它们不会使（2007年下半年）经济增速出现实质性放缓。
12. "Nedved, in the47th minute of the second half, voluntarily trod on his opponent's ankle," read an official note from the disciplinary commission.
    内德维德，在下半场47分钟时，踢中对方球员脚裸，一名纪律委员会的官员念道。

noun

1. a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

   Synonym:    minim