two[tu:]

• adj.
  • 二的；两个的
• n.
  • 二,2;II
  • 第二
  • 两个人(或物)
  • 有2点的东西(如纸牌、骨牌、骰子的面等)
  • 2号尺码的衣服
  • 2岁
  • 2元钞票
  • 2点钟
• 短语:
  • a…or two 一、两个…
  • be two 不相合，合不来，不和
  • by twos 两个两个地，成双成对地[亦作 two and two 或 two by two]
  • by twos and threes 因此两三个地，三三两两地，零零星星地[亦作 by two's and three's ]
  • in two 分成两半(或两部分)；分开，隔开
  • in twos and threes 三三两两地
  • in tow twos(或two's) [口语]立刻，一转眼，一下子就
  • It takes two to make a quarrel. [谚语]一个巴掌拍不响；一个人吵不起架来。
  • one or two 一两个，一些，几个
  • put two and two together 根据现有材料(或事实)推断(或推理)，推论；根据现有的事实(或材料)做出结论
  • that makes two of us [口语]对我同样适用，对我来说也是如此
  • two and a plack 见 plack
  • two and two = by two
  • Two and two make four. 二加二等于四；十分明显。
  • two by two 两个两个地，成双成对地
  • two by four [美国口语]狭窄的，小的，微不足道的
  • Two can play at that game. [口语]这一套你会我也会(指被攻击者可照样报复)。
  • two (for) a penny [口语]多的是；很便宜
  • Two is company, but three is none (或a crowd). [谚语]二人成伴，三人不欢。[亦作 Two's company. 或Two's company， three's none.]
  • two of a trade 见trade
  • Two of a trade never (或 seldom) agree. 见trade
  • two or three 两三个，几个，少数的
  • two upon ten 【商业】把眼睛睁大点(以防别人偷窃)[原为two eyes on ten fingers 的缩写]
  • When two ride on one horse, one must sit behind. [谚语]两人骑一匹马，总有一个坐在后面。
• 变形:

  n.twos