half-time
noun [ U ] uk/ˌhɑːfˈtaɪm/ us/ˈhæf.taɪm/
（体育比赛的）中场休息
a short rest period between the two parts of a sports game
Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time. 中场休息时意大利队轻松地以3球领先法国队。
What was the half-time score? 中场时的比分是多少？
Compare: full time
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- The score at half-time was still four all.
- It was Johansson who scored the all-important goal shortly before half-time.
- Milan were three goals down at half-time.
- An increasingly ill-tempered match saw three players sent off before half-time.
- The match was abandoned at half-time because of the poor weather conditions.