[ˈsemi:ˌfaɪnəl,ˈsemaɪ-]

n. 複赛，半决赛

1、They were lucky toget through to the final / semifinal of the men's singles at Wimbledon. 他们很幸运进入了温布尔登男子单打决赛;半决赛。

2、As it grew too dim,the umpire decided to postpone the decisive game in this semifinal to tomorrow 因为光线太暗，裁判决定这场半决赛的决胜盘推迟到明天举行。

3、Hopkins started thematch by defeating fifth seed Kent 232-218. He got past Arnold 244-183,andedged Voss in the semifinal,223-214．霍金斯一路过关斩将,先以232:218击败5号种子肯特,接着又以244:183将阿诺德淘汰出局,在半决赛中,他以233:214险胜佛斯。

4、At her first biggolf tournament there was a row that nearly reached the newspapers--asuggestion that she had moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round. 在她参加的第一个重要的高尔夫锦标赛L，发生了一场风波，差一点闹到登报——有人说在半决赛那一局她把球从一个不利的位置上移动过。