half life

英 美
  • n.半衰期(半衰变周期;半排出期)
  • half n.一半;下半场;半学年adj.一半的;不完全的adv.一半地;不完全地
  • life n.一生;生命;生活;人生
Noun:
  1. the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)

    1. He's been lucky all his life and has never had to find out how the other half lives.
      他享了一辈子的福,从来不知道穷人生活的滋味。