英 [ˌsemi ˈfaɪn(ə)l] 美 [ˌsemi ˈfaɪn(ə)l]
n. 半决赛，准决赛[1]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
semifinal /ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl/
1.N-COUNT A semifinal is one of the two games or races in a competition that are held to decide who will compete in the final. 半决赛
2.N-PLURAL The semifinals is the round of a competition in which these two games or races are held. 半决赛阶段[1]
Semi Final 半决赛
semi-final l 半决赛 ; 准决赛
english fa cup semi-final 英格兰足总杯
Semi-Final of 死不瞑目
Regional Semi-Final 各区的半决赛
semi-final round 准决赛
Semi-final results 四强赛果
semi-final group 半决赛组[1]
He's through to the semi-final of the men's singles. 他已进入男子单打半决赛。
He played against one of his compatriots in the semi-final. 他在半决赛中与他的一位同胞选手对垒。
It was the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992: the semi-final of the 400 metres. 那是1992年巴塞罗那奥运会的400米半决赛。
She beat her semi-final time. 她在半决赛中获胜。
She finished third in her semi-final swim in August. Shortly after the semi-finals, she became a trending topic on Chinese social media and she became famous quickly around the world. 在8月的半决赛中，她获得了第三名。半决赛结束后不久，她成为了中国社交媒体上的热门话题，并迅速走红全球。
Even in the semi-final Bolt was still relaxed. 即便是在半决赛，博尔特还是很放松。
Del Potro. He has now advanced to his 10th semi-final of the year. 他也今年第十次挺进各项赛事的半决赛阶段。
The next game, Germany's semi-final loss to Italy, produced almost as many heart attacks. 在接下来德国队被意大利击败的一场半决赛中，也有很多人心脏病发作。
Lima, Peru: Football fans in a bar watch Uruguay beat Peru in the Copa America semi-final. 秘鲁，利马：当地时间7月19日，第43届美洲杯赛将进入首场半决赛争夺，最终乌拉圭队以2：0击败秘鲁队进入本届美洲杯赛的决赛，图为秘鲁的球迷们正在酒吧观赛。
In 1998, Henry scored three and Thuram two, both of them in the semi-final against Croatia. 98年，亨利进过三个球，图拉姆进了两个是在半决赛中击败克罗地亚比赛完成的。
Conor added: "If we make the semi-final, we would choose a modern song and update our look." 康纳补充说：“如果我们能参加半决赛，我们将选一首更现代的歌，并且更新我们的打扮。”
The teams next meet in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday 27 April. 双方将于4月27日星期三再次会面，进行欧洲冠军联赛半决赛首回合较量。
The game is a big one, but comes just five days before the FA Cup semi-final clash with United. 这场比赛很重要，而且再过5天，他们就将在足总杯半决赛中面对曼联。
Ronaldo appeared as a substitute last night in United's 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first-leg defeat at Derby County. C罗作为替补参与了昨晚曼联队1比0击败德比郡队的英格兰联赛杯半决赛第一轮。
The defiant Argentine heroics did not end there either. The semi-final against Belgium saw the skipper score two more. 这个狂狷的阿根廷英雄并没有止步，半决赛对比利时他又进了两个。
One of the northbound lanes was open again by the end of the FA Cup semi-final, which finished 1-0 to Manchester City. 在曼城1 -0取得足总杯半决赛比赛胜利后，一条北向的交通线又恢复畅通。
The other world record of the night went to Cameron van der Burgh who set a new best in his 50m breaststroke semi-final. 当晚的另一项世界纪录属于卡梅罗·范德·伯格，他在50米蛙泳中游出了最好成绩。
Tonight their team is playing Barcelona in the semi-final of Europe's Champions League in the Catalan city's Camp Nou stadium. 4月末，切尔西在巴塞罗那诺坎普体育场举行的欧洲冠军杯半决赛中对阵巴塞罗那队。
It was in the semi-final against Portugal that Charlton, subsequently voted European Footballer of the Year, gave his finest performance. 对于随后被选为欧洲足球先生的博比·查尔顿来说，半决赛对阵葡萄牙的比赛，才是真正的巅峰时刻。
Rafael Nadal collapsed in a third set tie-break to lose his Indian Wells Masters semi-final against Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic 3-6 6-4 7-6(1). 印第安维尔斯大师赛半决赛，纳达尔在决胜盘的抢七中，倒于罗地亚的柳比西奇的拍下，三局的比分为3-6 6-4 7-6(1)。
Sagna will miss the FA Cup tie against Leeds, the first leg of the Carling Cup Semi-Final at Ipswich and the Premier League trip to West Ham. 萨尼亚会缺阵足总杯对阵利兹，联赛杯半决赛第一回合对阵伊普斯维奇和英超对阵西汉姆联这三场比赛。
Uefa has dismissed claims by Barca's Spanish rivals Real Madrid that Busquets racially insulted full-back Marcelo during their semi-final tie. 欧足联已经驳回了皇马对巴萨的指控。 皇马指控在冠军杯半决赛中布斯克茨用歧视性的语言侮辱马赛洛。
The Brazilians at last overcame their jinx in the semi-final, when they beat the Netherlands in a penalty shoot-out after a suspenseful 1-1 draw. 不过在半决赛中，巴西人终于战胜了宿命，他们在120分钟内1 - 1和荷兰战成平手，但在点球决战中笑到了最后。
The Australian batsman Adam Gilchrist "walked" in the 2003 World Cup semi-final against Sri Lanka, although the umpire had already declared him not out. 澳大利亚击球手adamGilchrist在2003年世界杯半决赛对阵斯里兰卡时离开了赛场，虽然裁判已经宣布他并未出局。
United could have been well ahead in the semi-final first leg by half-time, denied only by a series of incredible saves from Germany keeper Manuel Neuer. 在上半场结束之前，要不是德国门将诺伊尔多次不可思议的飞身扑险，曼联也许早就能将比分领先。
The outburst was reminiscent of her moment during her semi-final against Dinara Safina at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when she told the local crowd to "shut up." 李娜在2008年奥运会半决赛对阵萨芬娜时也曾经当众爆发，当时她对观众喊：“Shut up！”[1]