semi-final

noun
🔊/ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/
🔊/ˌsemi ˈfaɪnl/, 🔊/ˌsemaɪ ˈfaɪnl/
(also semi)
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  1. one 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Sports: other sportsb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySemi-final is used before these nouns:
    • match
    • showdown
    • stage
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