Half-mast
n. 半旗\\nadv. 離旗桿一半的地方, 半旗\\nvt. 下半(旗)
?? 牛津釋義
half-mast
n (idm 習語) at half-mast
(a) (of a flag) half-way up a mast, as a mark of respect for a dead person （指旗）下半旗（以示哀悼）
Flags were (flown) at half-mast everywhere on the day of the king's funeral. 國王安葬那天各處都下了半旗.
(b) (joc 謔) (of full-length trousers) too short, so that the ankles are seen （指長褲）太短以致露出了腳踝的.
?? 詞語組成解析
half
[h?f]
adj. 一半的，半個的;
n. 半;一半;（啤酒等飲料的）半品脫;（比賽、音樂會等的）半場;
adv. 一半;部份地;
mast
[mɑ:st]
n. 桅桿;栓柱;橡樹果實;
vt. 在…上裝桅桿;
??? 情景例句
My father is an engineer of a construction company, and mother is a doctor.
我父親是一家建筑公司的工程師，母親是一名醫生。
Every man has his faults.
人孰無過。
At that time he had two helpers.
那時他有兩個幫手。