half mast
半旗：指国旗在杆子的一半位置上升起
常用释义
英式发音
美式发音
基本释义
- 半旗：指国旗在杆子的一半位置上升起，作为对死者的哀悼或表示危险的信号。也称为half-staff。
例句
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1·Flags were flying at half mast on all public buildings.所有的公共建筑都降半旗。来源: 《牛津词典》
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2·Flags were flown at half mast on the day of his funeral.他安葬那天，降了半旗。来源: 《牛津词典》
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3·The tall man always wore his trousers at half mast.那高个子老是穿着一条长不及踝的裤子。
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4·Here at our Consulate in Shanghai, an honor guard displays the American flag at half mast in memory of the victims.同时，美国驻上海总领事馆也进行了降半旗仪式以纪念遇难者。
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5·He ordered all flags at the White House and other federal buildings to be flown at half mast until Veterans Day on November 11.白宫和其他所有联邦办公大楼一致降半旗直至11月11日美国老兵纪念日。
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6·Flags are flying at half mast across the country and public entertainment curtailed as a mark of respect, one week after the quake hit.全国各地都降半旗，公众娱乐活动被停止以纪念一星期前发生的那场地震受难者。
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7·In India, where only one short outbreak of disorder is reported, a state of mourning will be observed for 13 days; flags will fly at half mast, and no public entertainments will be held.印度国内媒体对此的报导仅是发生了一场短暂的骚乱；印度将举行为期13天的全国哀悼；国旗降半旗，禁止公共娱乐。
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8·The country lowered its flag to half-mast to express sorrow for people died in the earthquake.该国降半旗以表达对地震死难者的悲痛。
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9·National flags flew at half-mast in public places, at Chinese embassies and at consulates.全国和驻外使领馆下半旗志哀。
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10·The department is also expected to lower its flag at Immigration Tower to half-mast today.入境处今日亦会下半旗致哀。
同义词
vt.
下半旗