less than half:不到一半;少于半数/半量。常用于表示数量、比例、时间或程度**低于 50%**。(也可在口语中省略 of:less than half the people。)
/ˌlɛs ðæn ˈhæf/
Less than half of the students came today.
今天来的学生不到一半。
Less than half the budget was spent, which surprised the committee after months of planning.
预算花掉的还不到一半,这让经过数月规划的委员会很惊讶。
该短语由 less(更少)+ than(比)+ half(一半)构成,字面意思就是“比一半更少”,属于非常直观、常见的英语数量表达。
(该表达非常常用,不同版本文本用词可能略有差异。)