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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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。
Better be half hanged than ill wed.
宁做单身汉，不结恶姻缘。
I told him he must play hard because his better half is watching him.
我告诉过邓军，他必须好好打，因为他那口子现在正瞧着他。
What's more, I prefer to be the better half.
还有，我更想做个贤内助。
You are the better half of me that makes me whole.
你是我的一半，使我成为一个完整的人。
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。
So that they may extricate your better half.
那么他们还可以拯救你的另一半灵魂。
Better than half the class was absent.
多一半课时没学生。
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。
Better half an egg than empty shell.
半只蛋也比空壳好。