two
pron, det
1 2; one more than one 2, 二,兩(個). =>App 4 見附錄4. Cf 參看 second1.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) by/in ,twos and `threes two or three at a time 三三兩兩地
Applications for the job are coming in slowly in twos and threes. 申請這份工作的信件三三兩兩來得很慢. a `day, `moment, `pound, etc or two one or a few days, moments, pounds, etc 一兩天、 一會兒、 一兩鎊等
May I borrow the book for a day or two? 這本書我可以借一兩天嗎? in two in or into two pieces or halves 成兩塊; 成兩半; 成兩部分
The vase fell and broke into two. 花瓶掉下來摔成兩半了.
She cut the cake in two and gave me half. 她把蛋糕切成兩半, 給了我一塊. it takes two to do sth (saying 諺) one person cannot be entirely responsible for (making a happy or an unhappy marriage, a quarrel, a truce, etc) 雙方均有責(zé)任(婚姻關(guān)系、 爭吵、 休戰(zhàn)等). put ,two and ,two `together guess the truth from what one sees, hears, etc 根據(jù)所見、 所聞等推測出真相
(joc 謔) He is rather inclined to put two and two together and make five, ie imagine that things are worse, more exciting, etc than they really are 他一推測就出圈兒(把事情想像得比實際糟或有趣等). that makes `two of us (infml 口) I am in the same position or hold the same opinion 我也如此; 我也這麼看
`I'm finding this party extremely dull.' `That makes two of us!' `我覺得這個聚會沉悶極了.'`我也有同感!' two, n the number 2 *2; 二.
?? 擴展釋義
*[tu:]num. 二, 二個相關(guān)詞組: one or two in two put two and two together in two twos