复合形式：
two | two o'clock |
2D,
2-D,
two-d npl | abbreviation (two dimensions) | SCSimplified Chinese 二维 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 平面 píng miàn
TCTraditional Chinese 平面 |
2D,
2-D,
two-d adj | abbreviation (film: monoscopic) | SCSimplified Chinese 二维的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 平面的 |
| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. expr | (Don't risk what you have.) (谚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 一鸟在手胜于二鸟在林 yì niǎo zài shǒu shèng yú èr niǎo zài lín |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
be of two minds (US),
be in two minds (UK) expr | (be undecided) | SCSimplified Chinese 犹豫不决 yóu yù bù jué
TCTraditional Chinese 猶豫不決 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 左右摇摆 yóu yù bù jué，zuǒ yòu yáo bǎi |
| | I'm in two minds about taking this job in Spain; it's a great opportunity, but it's so far from home. |
| be torn in two v expr | figurative (person: be conflicted) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 感到矛盾 |
| | She was torn in two over having to decide which of her parents she would live with. |
| be torn in two v expr | figurative (person: feel devastated) (人) | SCSimplified Chinese 感到伤心欲绝 |
| | I was torn in two when she left me. |
| caught between two worlds expr | (pulled by two different cultures) | SCSimplified Chinese 受到两种文化的冲击 |
| cut [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (slice into two parts) | SCSimplified Chinese 分成两半 fēn chéng liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分成兩半 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 切成两块 fēn chéng liǎng bàn，qiē chéng liǎng kuài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 劈开 fēn chéng liǎng bàn，pī kāi |
| | The magician appeared to cut his beautiful assistant in two. |
| divide [sth] in two v expr | (split into halves) | SCSimplified Chinese 切成两半 qiē chéng liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 切成兩半 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分成两半 qiē chéng liǎng bàn，fēn chéng liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分成兩半 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分成两份 qiē chéng liǎng bàn，fēn chéng liǎng fèn
TCTraditional Chinese 分成兩份 |
| | I only have one but we'll divide it in two and share it. |
do number two,
do a number two,
do number twos,
go number two,
go number twos v expr | infantile (defecate) | SCSimplified Chinese 排便 pái biàn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 上大号 |
double,
two-base hit n | (baseball) (棒球) | SCSimplified Chinese 二垒安打
TCTraditional Chinese 二壘安打 |
| | The batter hit a double. |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | (with two cutting edges) | SCSimplified Chinese 双刃的 |
double-edged,
two-edged adj | figurative (acting two ways) | SCSimplified Chinese 有利有弊的，有双重效果的 |
| fall between two stools v expr | figurative (fail to fulfill either aim) | SCSimplified Chinese 两头落空 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 鸡飞蛋打 |
| for two adv | (intended for two persons) | SCSimplified Chinese 给两个（人）的 gěi liǎng gè （ rén ） de |
| | Would you like a table for two? |
give your two cents,
give [sb] your two cents v expr | US, figurative (offer opinion) | SCSimplified Chinese 给…提供自己的看法 |
| goody two-shoes n | informal, pejorative (person: virtuous, well-behaved) | SCSimplified Chinese 自命清高的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假正经的人 |
| in two adv | (into halves) | SCSimplified Chinese 一分为二 yì fēn wéi èr
TCTraditional Chinese 一分為二 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 分成两半 yì fēn wéi èr，fēn chéng liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 分成兩半 |
| | He cut the orange in two and gave half to me. |
| It takes two to tango. expr | informal, figurative (Both people are responsible) | SCSimplified Chinese 一个巴掌拍不响。 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 双方都有责任。 |
| | Sally insists that it is Joe's fault they broke up, but it takes two to tango. |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) | SCSimplified Chinese 一石二鸟 yì shí èr niǎo
TCTraditional Chinese 一石兩鳥 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一箭双雕 yì shí èr niǎo，yí jiàn shuāng diāo |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 有所了解 yǒu suǒ liǎo jiě |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | SCSimplified Chinese 学到一点 xué dào yì diǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 學到一點 |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| the lesser of two evils n | (least bad of two bad things) | SCSimplified Chinese 两害相权取其轻 |
be like two peas in a pod,
be as alike as two peas in a pod v expr | figurative (identical to one another) | SCSimplified Chinese 长得一模一样 |
| | The two little girls were as alike as two peas in a pod. |
no two ways about it,
there's no two ways about it expr | informal (there is no doubt) | SCSimplified Chinese 毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn
TCTraditional Chinese 毫無疑問 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 确凿无疑 |
| number two n | (cardinal numeral: 2) | SCSimplified Chinese 第二号
TCTraditional Chinese 第二號 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二号 |
| | Contestant number two, please step forward. |
| number two n | euphemism (bowel movement, defecation) (儿语) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉臭臭，拉粑粑 |
| | Good boy, Johnny! You went number two in the potty! |
| one or two adj | (a couple) | SCSimplified Chinese 若干的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 几个 jǐ gè |
| | There are one or two questions I'd like to ask you. |
| one or two pron | (a couple) | SCSimplified Chinese 一点点 yì diǎn dian
TCTraditional Chinese 一點點 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一两个 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不多 |
| | I don't have many photos of the party; I only took one or two. |
| one or two of adj | (a couple of) | SCSimplified Chinese 几个 jǐ gè |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 若干的 |
| | One or two of you may remember me from last year's conference. |
one-two,
one-two punch n | (boxing: two blows) | SCSimplified Chinese 连击两次 |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
one-two,
one-two punch n | US, figurative (double impact) | SCSimplified Chinese 双重影响 |
| | The one-two of the scandal in his private life and his failure to deliver on his main election promise ended the politician's career. |
| one-two punch n | US, figurative (double impact) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese 连环出击 lián huán chū jī
TCTraditional Chinese 連環出擊 |
| one-two punch n | (boxing: two blows) (拳击) | SCSimplified Chinese 连续出击的组合拳 lián xù chū jī de zǔ hé quán |
| | Joe knocked John down with a one-two punch to the head and stomach. |
| put two and two together v expr | figurative, informal (deduce [sth]) (比喻，非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese （依据事实）推理、推断 yī jù shì shí tuī lǐ tuī duàn |
| | I think you can figure out who sent you the Valentine's Day card: just put two and two together! |
| set of two n | (pair) | SCSimplified Chinese 二件套 èr jiàn tào |
| | He bought a set of two candles in matching colors. |
| split [sth] in two⇒ vtr | (halve, divide in half) | SCSimplified Chinese 一分两半 yì fēn liǎng bàn
TCTraditional Chinese 一分兩半 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一分为二 yì fēn liǎng bàn，yì fēn wéi èr
TCTraditional Chinese 一分為二 |
| | If we split the cake in two, we can have half each. |
| stand on your own two feet v expr | (be independent) | SCSimplified Chinese 独立 dú lì
TCTraditional Chinese 獨立 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自主 dú lì，zì zhǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 自主 |
thick as a brick,
as thick as a brick,
as thick as two planks v expr | informal (lack intelligence) | SCSimplified Chinese 笨得像榆木疙瘩 |
| | The new employee is thick as a brick. |
thick as two short planks,
as thick as two short planks expr | UK, informal, pejorative (very stupid) | SCSimplified Chinese 笨得像木头 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 太笨 |
twenty-two,
22 n | (cardinal number: 22) | SCSimplified Chinese 二十二 èr shí èr |
| | Twenty-two is an even number. |
twenty-two,
22 adj | (22 in number) | SCSimplified Chinese 二十二（个）的 èr shí èr gè de |
| | There were twenty-two guests at the couple's engagement party. |
| | 有22位客人参加了这对恋人的订婚派对。 |
twenty-two,
22 adj | (22 years of age) | SCSimplified Chinese 二十二岁的 èr shí èr suì de |
| | Alice will turn 22 next birthday. |
| | 爱丽丝明年就22岁了。 |
twenty-two,
22 pron | (people, things: 22 of them) | SCSimplified Chinese 二十二人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二十二个 |
| | I ordered twenty-five photos but only received twenty-two. |
two a penny,
ten a penny adj | (common and of little value) | SCSimplified Chinese 廉价的 lián jià de
TCTraditional Chinese 廉價的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不值钱的 lián jià de ，bù zhí qián de
TCTraditional Chinese 不值錢的 |
| two bits | (twenty-five cents) | SCSimplified Chinese 25美分 |
two cents,
two cents' worth expr | (opinion) | SCSimplified Chinese 浅见 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拙见 |
| 备注: 通常是谦逊的说法 |
| two cents expr | (insignificant amount) | SCSimplified Chinese 不值一提 bù zhí yī tí |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 微不足道 bù zhí yī tí ，wēi bù zú dào |
| | I wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success. |
| | That guy would sell his own mother for two cents. |
| two days before prep | (two days prior to) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…前两天 zài qián liǎng tiān |
| | Unfortunately, the hurricane struck two days before their wedding. |
| two days before adv | (two days earlier) | SCSimplified Chinese 两天前 liǎng tiān qián
TCTraditional Chinese 兩天前 |
| | I was waiting for her when she arrived, having got there two days before. |
two days grace,
two days' grace n | (allowance period of 2 days) | SCSimplified Chinese 两天的宽限期 liǎng tiān de kuān xiàn qī |
| | The electric company gave us two days grace to pay the bill before disconnecting our service. |
| two dozen n | (twenty-four, 24) | SCSimplified Chinese 两打 liǎng dá |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二十四（个） liǎng dá，èr shí sì gè |
| two dozen adj | (twenty-four, 24: of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 两打的 liǎng dá de
TCTraditional Chinese 兩打（的） |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 二十四（个）的 liǎng dá de，èr shí sì gè de |
| | There are two dozen hours in one day but we usually say twenty-four. |
| two fifths n | (40 per cent) | SCSimplified Chinese 五分之二 wǔ fēn zhī èr |
| | Over two fifths of the students in this school are having major difficulty in mathematics. |
two hundred,
200 n | (cardinal number: 200) (数字) | SCSimplified Chinese 200 |
| | Two hundred minus ten is one hundred and ninety. |
two hundred,
200 adj | (200 of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 二百的 èr bǎi de |
| | The venue has enough seating for 200 people. |
| | 这个场地足以容纳200人。 |
two hundred,
200 n | (group of 200) | SCSimplified Chinese 二百 èr bǎi |
| two of a kind npl | (two similar people, things) | SCSimplified Chinese 同一类，同类 tóng lèi
TCTraditional Chinese 同類 |
| | Anna and her sister are two of a kind. |
| two of a kind n | (poker hand) (扑克牌) | SCSimplified Chinese 两张同花色 |
| | Stan picked a card from the deck and the other players wondered if he had two of a kind. |
| two sides of the same coin npl | figurative (opposite but connected ideas) | SCSimplified Chinese 看待事物的两种角度 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 同一事物的两面 |
| two thirds npl | (two parts out of three) | SCSimplified Chinese 三分之二 sān fēn zhī èr |
| | He ate two thirds of the pie. |
| two thousand adj | (2000 of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 两千的 liǎng qiān de
TCTraditional Chinese 兩千的 |
| two times adv | (twice) | SCSimplified Chinese 两次 liǎng cì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两倍 liǎng cì，liǎng bèi |
| | We've circled the block two times now and still can't find her house. |
| two times prep | (multiplied by two) | SCSimplified Chinese 乘以二 chéng yǐ èr |
| two weeks npl | (period of 14 days, fortnight) | SCSimplified Chinese 两周 liǎng zhōu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两个星期 liǎng zhōu，liǎng gè xīng qī |
| | You should always give a notice of two weeks when you intend to leave a job. |
| two wrongs don't make a right expr | (don't deliberately do [sth] bad) | SCSimplified Chinese 以牙还牙于事无补 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不能因为别人犯错就代表自己也可以犯错 |
| | Just because Heather was cruel to you, doesn't mean you should be cruel to her—two wrongs don't make a right. |
| two-bit adj | (bad quality, insignificant) | SCSimplified Chinese 蹩脚的，不重要的 bié jiǎo de，bú zhòng yào de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不重要的 bú zhòng yào de |
| two-by-four n | (length of timber) | SCSimplified Chinese 宽四英寸厚二英寸的木材 |
| two-chamber adj | (government system: two houses) | SCSimplified Chinese 两院的，两院制的 |
| two-deck adj | (game: using two packs of cards) | SCSimplified Chinese 使用两幅牌的 |
two-deck,
double-deck n as adj | (aircraft: two passenger decks) | SCSimplified Chinese 双层的 |
| two-dimensional adj | (having height and width only) | SCSimplified Chinese 二维的 |
| two-faced adj | figurative (deceitful) | SCSimplified Chinese 两面派的 liǎng miàn pài de
TCTraditional Chinese 兩面派的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两面三刀的 |
| | I learned the hard way how two-faced Paul is. |
| two-fisted adj | US, figurative (tough and aggressive) | SCSimplified Chinese 彪悍的 biāo hàn de |
| two-fisted adj | (racket sports: using two hands) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 双手握拍的 |
| | The player sent the ball back with a two-fisted backhand. |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) (音乐) | SCSimplified Chinese 四分之二拍，二四拍 sì fēn zhī èr pāi，èr sì pāi |
| two-handed adj | (done using two hands) | SCSimplified Chinese 用双手的 |
| two-handed adj | (involving two people) | SCSimplified Chinese 双人的 shuāng rén de |
| two-handed adj | (having two hands) | SCSimplified Chinese 双手的 |
| two-hander n | (theater: play for two actors) | SCSimplified Chinese 双人物戏剧 |
| two-hander n | (tennis: shot played with both hands) (网球) | SCSimplified Chinese 双手击球 |
| two-lane adj | (road: having one lane in each direction) | SCSimplified Chinese 双车道的，双线的 |
| two-legged adj | (having two legs) | SCSimplified Chinese 两条腿的 |
| two-master n | (vessel with two masts) | SCSimplified Chinese 双桅船 |
| two-party adj | (political system: two main parties) | SCSimplified Chinese 两党的 liǎng dǎng de
TCTraditional Chinese 兩黨的 |
| two-phase adj | (in two parts or steps) | SCSimplified Chinese 两相的，双相的，二相的 |
| two-piece adj | (garment: with two pieces) (服装) | SCSimplified Chinese 两件式的，两件套的 |
| two-piece n | (garment with two pieces) | SCSimplified Chinese 两件式套装 |
| two-piece swimsuit n | (bikini, tankini) | SCSimplified Chinese 比基尼 bǐ jī ní |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两件式泳衣 bǐ jī ní，liǎng jiàn shì yǒng yī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两截式泳衣 bǐ jī ní，liǎng jié shì yǒng yī |
| | She wore a two-piece swimsuit to the beach party. |
| two-ply adj | (having two layers, strands) | SCSimplified Chinese 双层的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 两股的 |
| two-pronged adj | figurative (dual, having two parts) | SCSimplified Chinese 双管齐下的 |
| two-seater n | (with two seats) (家具、车辆、飞机) | SCSimplified Chinese 双座，两座 |
| two-sided adj | (having two sides) | SCSimplified Chinese 两面的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 有两边的 yǒu liǎng biān de |
| two-star n as adj | (of, being a major general) (军衔) | SCSimplified Chinese 两星的 |
| two-star n as adj | (hotel, etc.: rated two stars) (酒店等) | SCSimplified Chinese 两星级的 |
two-star,
two-star petrol n | UK, dated (low-grade leaded fuel) | SCSimplified Chinese 低档含铅汽油 |
| two-step n | (ballroom dance) | SCSimplified Chinese 两步舞 |