two
- num.二
- n.第二(课、章、行等);两人;二个(人或物);一对;两岁;两点钟;2 元钞票;2 号尺码的衣服;编号为 2 的东西;表示二的符号
- adj.二(的),两个(的)
复数: twos
two
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NUM (数字) 2
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PHRASE 一个巴掌拍不响;双方都有责任
If you say it takes two or it 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。
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PHRASE 根据现有的信息推断
If you put 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。
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to kill two birds with one stone→ see:bird
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The increase will not be in excess of two per cent .
增加幅度不会超过百分之二。
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She is currently rated number two in the world .
她目前排名世界第二。
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This model was two years in the making .
这种型号是用两年时间制成的。
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The present regime has been in power for two years .
现政权已经执政两年了。
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We can reduce the problem to two main issues .
我们可以将这个问题概括成两个要点。
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The two groups of children have quite different characteristics .
这两组儿童具有截然不同的特点。
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Do you want one or two ?
你要一个还是两个?
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There are no significant differences between the two groups of students .
这两组学生没有明显差别。
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We managed to get it right in just two takes .
我们仅拍摄了两个镜头就把这部分戏拍好了。
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The two groups have merged to form a new party .
两大组织合并组成一个新党。
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The children came in two by two .
孩子们一对一对地走了进来。
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Fundamentally , there are two different approaches to the problem .
从根本上说,这个问题有两种不同的处理方法。
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We change our car every two years .
我们的车每两年更换一次。
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It 's been two weeks now since she called .
她到现在已经有两个星期没来电话了。
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There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries .
这两国的教育制度没有大的差别。
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Many changes took place between the two world wars .
两次世界大战之间发生了很多变化。
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I used to smoke but I gave up two years ago .
我过去抽烟,但两年前就戒了。
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You can back up another two feet or so .
你可以再退两英尺左右。
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It took two hours to put out the fire .
用了两小时才把火扑灭。
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It was decided to bring the meeting forward two weeks .
已决定把会议提前两周。
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May I borrow it for a day or two ?
这个我可以借用一两天吗?
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The difference between the two samples was not statistically significant .
在统计学的意义上,这两个样品没有显著的差异。
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I could only devote two hours a day to the work .
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
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In his work we see the collision of two different traditions .
在他的作品中我们看到两种不同传统的碰撞。
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The two companies have been fused into a single organization .
两家公司合并成一个机构。
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It would be preferable to employ two people , not one .
雇请两个人比雇请一个更好。
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I 'd asked everybody but only two people came .
每个人我都请了,却只来了两个人。
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The procedure can be divided into two parts .
这一程序可以分为两部分。
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Only two more days to go !
仅仅剩下两天了!
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Two elections were held within the space of a year .
在一年的时间之内举行了两次选举。
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