英 [ˌsemi ˈfaɪn(ə)l]美 [ˌsemi ˈfaɪn(ə)l]
n. 半决赛，准决赛
semifinal /ˌsɛmɪˈfaɪnəl/
可数名词 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
We want to go into the semifinal, no matter who the rival is.
我们想要进入半决赛，无论对手是谁。
复数型名词 The semifinals is the round of a competition in which these two games or races are held. 半决赛阶段
Team USA reached the semifinals by defeating New Zealand in the second round.
美国队在第二轮击败新西兰队后进入了半决赛阶段。
one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
半决赛-引用次数：2
The result shows that shanghai Maxxis made a great progress from reciprocal second to the semi-final in the past season,and the whole team made a great development not only in team cooperation,but also in each position. It is important to study how to promote the development of China basketball,the players’ level of technique and tactics and the physical fitness.
研究表明,上海男篮取得了非常大的进步,光看成绩,从去年的倒数第二到今天打进半决赛取得第四名,全队从整体配合到局部位置都有明显的提高,由此探究如何更好地推动我国篮球事业的发展未来,提高运动员技战术水平,身体素质等一系列技能显得尤为重要。
准决赛
...英文与中文对照的... schedule：赛程 semi-final：准决赛 standings：战绩（表） ...
... 决赛（FINAL） 半决赛（SEMI-FINALS）： 四分之一决赛（QUARTER-FINALS）： ...
... first round 季先赛尾圈角逐 semi-final 准绝赛 final 总绝赛 ...
... 初赛 Preliminary 复赛 Semi-final 复赛时间：2018年4月至5月(线下)、5月26日至5月27日(网络) U ...
半决赛；准决赛；复赛
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。
Ghana earned a berth in this year's Under-20 World Cup final by seeing off Hungary in the semi-final round Tuesday.
Secretary Gates spent his final hours in Iraqi Kurdistan, meeting with the President of the semi-autonomous region, Massoud Barzani.
The other Confederations Cup semi-final takes place Thursday when South Africa meets Brazil for the right to face the US in the final.
Only an improbable victory by Papua New Guinea against Australia on Sunday can deny England a semi-final spot.
Yet Ismailia's German manager Theo Bucker is approaching the first leg of the semi-final with caution.
Gloucester now meet Sussex at Hove in the semi-final on 5 July (1200 BST).