two

two
cardinal number
  1. equivalent to the product of one and one; one less than three; 2(Roman numeral: ii or II.)
    两,二;两个(罗马数字:ii 或 II.)
    two years ago.
    两年前。
    a romantic weekend for two in Paris.
    二人周末巴黎浪漫之旅。
    two of Amy's friends.
    埃米的两个朋友。
    ■a group or unit of two people or things
    两个(人或物)一组
    they would straggle home in ones and twos.
    他们会三三两两分散回家。
    ■two years old
    两岁
    he is only two.
    他才两岁。
    ■two o'clock
    两点钟
    the pub closed at two.
    酒吧两点钟关的门。
    ■a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by two
    2号尺码的衣物
    ■a playing card or domino with two pips
    2点的纸牌;2点的多米诺骨牌
常用词组
a —— or two (或 two or three ——)
  1. used to denote a small but unspecified number
    一两(个)
    a minute or two had passed.
    一两分钟过去了。
be two a penny
  1. 见 penny
in two
  1. in or into two halves or pieces
    (分成)两半,两部分
    he tore the piece of paper in two.
    他把纸撕成两半。
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
  1. 见 shake
it takes two to tango
  1. 见 tango
put two and two together
  1. draw an obvious conclusion from what is known or evident
    根据现有事实推断,综合一切判断
    ■(put two and two together and make five)draw a plausible but incorrect conclusion from what is known or evident
    得出似是似非的结论
that makes two of us
  1. one is in the same position or holds the same opinion as the previous speaker
    我也是如此,对我同样适应
    ‘I haven't a clue!’ ‘That makes two of us.’.
    “我没有任何线索!”“我也一样。”。
two by two (或 two and two)
  1. side by side in pairs
    成双成对地,双双对对地
two can play at that game
  1. used to assert that another person's bad behaviour can be copied to that person's disadvantage
    (表示要报复)这一套我也会
two's company, three's a crowd
  1. used to indicate that two people, especially lovers, should be left alone together
    两人成伴,三人不欢
two heads are better than one
  1. (proverb)it's helpful to have the advice or opinion of a second person
    (谚)两人智慧胜一人
语源
  1. Old English twā (feminine and neuter) of Germanic origin: related to Dutch twee and German zwei, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin and Greek duo. Compare with twain
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