two

英 [tuː]

美 [tuː]

num.  二

中考高考考研

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
• 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
  Synonym:deuce
• the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
  Synonym:2IIdeuce

adj

• being one more than one
  1. he received two messages
  Synonym:2ii

双语例句

• The marriage had lasted for less than two years
  这段婚姻维持了不到两年。
• We were two months behind schedule, and already over budget.
  我们的进度晚了两个月，而且已经超出了预算。
• 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。
• One or other of the two women was wrong.
  这两个女人当中有一个人错了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The conflict with James has dragged on for two years.
  与詹姆斯的冲突拖了两年。
• The two countries resumed normal diplomatic relations
  两国恢复了正常的外交关系。
• After two rings I put down the phone
  响了两声后，我放下了电话。
• I have a wife and two small children
  我有一个妻子和两个年幼的孩子。