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two

number
 
🔊/tuː/
🔊/tuː/
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  1. 2二
    • There are only two cookies left.只剩下两块饼干了。
    • two of Sweden’s top financial experts瑞典两位顶级金融专家
    • Ten people were invited but only two turned up.邀请了十个人，但只有两个人出现。
    • Can you lend me two dollars?你能借给我两美元吗？
    • a two-month contract两个月的合同
    • Look at page two.看第二页。
    • Two and seven is nine.二和七是九。
    • Three twos are six.三二是六。
    • I can't read your writing—is this meant to be a two?我看不懂你的著作，是不是要两个？
    • The bulbs are planted in twos or threes (= groups of two or three).鳞茎以二或三（等于二或三的组）的形式种植。
    • We moved to America when I was two (= two years old).当我两岁时，我们搬到了美国。
    • Shall we meet at two (= at two o'clock), then?那我们可以两点见面吗？
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    Word OriginOld 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.
Idioms
be in two minds about something/about doing something (British English)
(North American English be of two minds about something/about doing something)
  1. to be unable to decide what you think about somebody/something, or whether to do something or not犹豫不决；拿不定主意
    • 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。🔊🔊
a day, moment, pound, etc. or two
 
  1. one or a few days, moments, pounds, etc.一两天（或一会儿、一两镑等）
    • May I borrow it for a day or two?这个我可以借用一两天吗？🔊🔊
fall between two stools
  1. (British English) to fail to be or to get either of two choices, both of which would have been acceptable两头落空；鸡飞蛋打Topics Difficulty and failurec2
in two
  1. in or into two pieces or halves一分为二；成两半
    • 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
  1. two or three at a time; in small numbers三三两两；稀稀拉拉
    • People arrived in twos and threes.人们三三两两地到了。🔊🔊
in two shakes | in a couple of shakes
  1. (informal) very soon立刻；马上
    • We’ll be there in a couple of shakes.我们将一晃而过。
it takes two to do something
  1. (saying) one person cannot be completely responsible for something双方都有责任；一个巴掌拍不响
    • 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。🔊🔊
it takes two to tango
  1. (informal) used to say that two people or groups, and not just one, are responsible for something that has happened (usually something bad) 双方都有责任；一个巴掌拍不响
not have two cents, pennies, brain cells, etc. to rub together
  1. (informal) to be very poor, stupid, etc. 不名一文（或没有脑子等）
put two and two together
  1. to guess the truth from what you see, hear, etc.根据所见所闻推断
    • 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。🔊🔊
    Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2
that makes two of us
  1. (informal) I am in the same position or I agree with you我也一样；我也有同感
    • ‘I'm tired!’ ‘That makes two of us!’“我累了！” “我也是一样！”🔊🔊
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
two/ten a penny (British English)
(North American English a dime a dozen)
  1. very common and therefore not valuable立刻；马上
    • Teachers of history are ten a penny.历史老师是十美分。
two sides of the same coin
  1. used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation同一事物的两个方面