two
英 [tuː]
美 [tuː]
num. 二
Collins.5 / BNC.60 / COCA.80
习惯用语
num.
- a day, moment, pound, etc. or two
- 一两天(或一会儿、一两镑等)
one or a few days, moments, pounds, etc. - May I borrow it for a day or two?
这个我可以借用一两天吗? fall between two stools - 两头落空;鸡飞蛋打
to fail to be or to get either of two choices, both of which would have been acceptable in two - 一分为二;成两半
in or into two pieces or halves - He broke the bar of chocolate in two and gave me half.
他把巧克力掰成两半,给了我一块。 in twos and threes - 三三两两;稀稀拉拉
two or three at a time; in small numbers - People arrived in twos and threes.
人们三三两两地到了。 it takes two to do sth - 双方都有责任;一个巴掌拍不响
one person cannot be completely responsible for sth - You can't put all the blame on him. It takes two to make a marriage.
你不能全责怪他,结婚是两个人的事。 not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub together - 不名一文(或没有脑子等)
to have no money; to be very stupid, etc. put two and two together - 根据所见所闻推断
to guess the truth from what you see, hear, etc. - He's inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.) .
他爱捕风捉影,听风就是雨。 that makes two of us - 我也一样;我也有同感
I am in the same position or I agree with you - ‘I'm tired!’ ‘That makes two of us!’
“我累了!”“我也是一样!” two sides of the same coin - 同一事物的两个方面
used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation be in two minds about sth/about doing sth - 犹豫不决;拿不定主意
to be unable to decide what you think about sb/sth, or whether to do sth or not - I was in two minds about the book (= I didn't know if I liked it or not) .
我说不清我是否喜欢这本书。 - She's in two minds about accepting his invitation.
是否接受他的邀请,她犹豫不决。 in two shakesin a couple of shakes - 立刻;马上
very soon
牛津词典
number
- 二
2
柯林斯词典
- (数字) 2
Twois the number 2. - PHRASE 一个巴掌拍不响;双方都有责任
If you sayit takes twoorit takes two to tango, you mean that a situation or argument involves two people and they are both therefore responsible for it.- Divorce is never the fault of one partner; it takes two...
离婚从来都不是一方的错误:双方都有责任。 - It takes two to tango and so far our relationship has been one-sided.
双方都应该努力,可迄今为止我们的关系只是一厢情愿。
- Divorce is never the fault of one partner; it takes two...
- PHRASE 根据现有的信息推断
If youput two and two together, you work out the truth about something for yourself, by using the information that is available to you.- Putting two and two together, I assume that this was the car he used.
根据我的了解,我猜想这是他曾开过的车子。
- Putting two and two together, I assume that this was the car he used.
- tokill two birds with one stone→ see:bird
英英释义
noun
- one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
- the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
adj
双语例句
- Two significant constants have been found in a number of research studies.
若干研究已经发现了两个重要常量。 - He and I had two fish apiece
他和我各有两条鱼。 - She's been married for seven years and has two daughters.
她已经结婚7年了,有了两个女儿。 - Two independent studies have been carried out.
两项彼此独立的研究已在进行中。 - The conflict with James has dragged on for two years.
与詹姆斯的冲突拖了两年。 - I almost lasted the two weeks. I only had a couple of days to do.
我几乎撑过了这两个星期。我只有几天时间去做。 - Putting two and two together, I assume that this was the car he used.
根据我的了解,我猜想这是他曾开过的车子。 - I have two boys.
我有两个儿子。 - There are two main structuralist techniques incorporated into critical social research.
批判性社会研究中融入了两种主要的结构主义分析技巧。 - I think you can get through the first two chapters.
我想你能完成前两章。