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 promised to take my better half shopping this afternoon.
我答应我妻子下午带她去买东西。
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。
Better be half hanged than ill wed.
宁做单身汉，不结恶姻缘。
What's more, I prefer to be the better half.
还有，我更想做个贤内助。
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。
Yes, you'd better walk for half an hour every day.
是的，你最好每天散步半小时。
Time I tried to get a better better half!
我试着要那更好的一半时间！
She is the better novelist by half.
她是一个非常杰出的小说家。
Better half an egg than empty shell.
半只蛋也比空壳好。
That you are my better half.
你是我不可缺的另一半。