half hour
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhɑːf ˈaʊər/ us/ˌhæf ˈaʊr/ (also half an hour)
半小时，30分钟
a period of 30 minutes
The dollar surged against the yen in the final half hour of trading. 在交易的最后半小时里美元对日元的汇率猛涨。
Half an hour later, she was smiling and chatting as if nothing had happened. 半小时后，她又谈笑风生，仿佛什么事都没发生过。
She is to host a new half-hour show that will be broadcast every weekday evening. 她将主持一档新的半小时节目，在工作日晚间播出。
Trains for Washington depart on the/every half hour (= at 10.30, 11.30, etc.). 开往华盛顿的列车每逢半点发出一趟。
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- Once Mrs Kirkpatrick starts talking to you, you're stuck with her for a good half hour.
- The train doesn't leave for another half hour yet.
- Then we had to sit through another half hour of tedious questions.
- The first half hour of the day is usually spent on correspondence, emails and paperwork.
- I've spent the last half hour trying to get the baby off to sleep.