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'll have to ask my better half.
我得问问我那口子。
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。
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。
His better half is a teacher.
他的妻子是位教师。
And it's better to half throttle your way around with freedom than to full throttle your way into incarceration.
最好是半油门附近的路比全油门和自由进入监禁。
What's more, I prefer to be the better half.
还有，我更想做个贤内助。
Better than half the class was absent.
多一半课时没学生。
Many, many congratulations on your marriage. Better Be half hanged than ill wed.
祝贺你们缔结良缘。宁做单身汉，不结恶姻缘。
She is the better novelist by half.
她是一个非常杰出的小说家。
I hope she will become my better half in the long run.
我希望她能够成为我的终身伴侣。