"by halves" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 半途而廢
• 馬馬虎虎

Definition

「by halves」指做事不全力以赴，只做了一半或只是部分完成。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達偏正式或文學，常見於否定句（如'never do things by halves'）。強調努力不足或做事不徹底。日常很少用，多出現在強調時。

Examples

She never does anything by halves.

她做事從不**半途而廢**。

Don’t study by halves if you want to pass the test.

如果你想通過考試，別**馬馬虎虎**地學習。

His efforts were only by halves, so he didn’t succeed.

他的努力只是**半途而廢**，所以沒成功。

They started the project full of energy, but ended up doing it by halves.

他們開始項目時很有幹勁，但最後卻**半途而廢**。

You can’t expect great results if you always do things by halves.

如果你總是**馬馬虎虎**地做事，就別指望會有好結果。

I’m not the type to do a job by halves—it’s all or nothing for me.

我不是那種**半途而廢**做事的人——要嘛全做，要嘛不做。