[, ] () ( ˌfiscal first ˈhalf, especially in NAmE ) the first six months of a company's financial year 上半年（公司财政年度的前六个月）◆The company had a good first half.公司上半年运转情况良好。◆First-half profits were up 21 per cent compared with the same period last year.今年上半年的利润与去年同期相比增长了 21%。the period of six months between 1 January and 30 June上半年（1 月 1 日至 6 月 30 日）◆Exports to Asia rose steeply in the first half of the year.今年上半年出口到亚洲的货物急剧增加。➡second half