semi-final

Word family  noun final semi-final finalist semi-finalist finale finality finalization adjective final verb finalize adverb finally

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ˌsemi-ˈfinal British English, semifinal American English /ˌsemiˈfaɪnl/ noun [countable]  DSone of two sports games whose winners then compete against each other to decide who wins the whole competition 半决赛

Examples from the Corpus

semi-final• For the management careers of both Dave Stringer and Malcolm Crosby, this is likely to be a crucial semi-final.• It was his cool nerve that saw his club through a nervous semi-final against Coleraine.• The other semi-final was a much more straight forward affair, with Staffordshire demolishing Buckinghamshire by 148 runs at Walsall.• The Crusaders-Portadown semi-final of the competition is scheduled for the Oval on Tuesday September 21.• The first three in each heat will qualify for a regional semi-final in September.• The arrangements for the sale of cup final tickets were introduced after a furore over the ticket sales for the semi-final.• Colchester were defeated in the semi-final of the runners-up competition by Rochford, the eventual winners.

ˌsemi-ˈfinal nounChineseSyllable  

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semi-final
ˌsemi-ˈfinal British English, sem‧i‧fi‧nal American English /ˌsemiˈfaɪnl/ noun [countable]one of two sports games whose winners then compete against each other to decide who wins the whole competition

semi-finalBrE /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/ 🔊 (also semi) nounone of the two games or parts of a sports competition that are held to decide who will compete in the last part (the final) 半决赛◆He's through to the semi-final of the men's singles. 他已进入男子单打半决赛。🔊🔊▸ semi-finalist BrE /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnəlɪst/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsemi ˈfaɪnəlɪst/ 🔊 noun◆They are semi-finalists for the fourth year in succession. 他们连续第四年打入半决赛。🔊🔊