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- two [tuː]
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1.
n
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one. It is a prime number - See also number
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2.
n
two o'clock two hours after noon or midnight
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3.
n
a numeral, 2, II, (ii), etc, representing this number
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4.
n
[music]
the numeral 2 used as the lower figure in a time signature, indicating that the beat is measured in minims
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5.
n
something representing, represented by, or consisting of two units, such as a playing card with two symbols on it
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6.
determiner
amounting to two
- two nails
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7.
determiner
(as pronoun)
- he bought two
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8.
determiner
[Etymology]
Old English tw
a (feminine); related to Old High German zwa , Old Norse tvau, Latin, Greek duo
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1.
n
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one. It is a prime number - See also number
Examples
- marching two by two
- 两个两个地行进 → by
- My new apartment has two bedrooms, one living room, two washrooms and the kitchen.
- 我的新公寓有两间卧室，一间起居室，两间浴室和一间厨房。 → apartment
- You need to learn simple math; two multiplied by two equals four and so on.
- 你需要学些简单的算术，例如2乘2等于4这样的。
- One year at a prep school left students with four years of eligibility at a four-year university, as opposed to two years of eligibility after two years at a junior college.
- 学生在预备学习一年之后，就可以准备进入四年制的大学或是两年制的初级学院学习了。
- I'll see you in two weeks' time {or} in two weeks
- 我两周后见你 → in
- two by two, in twos
- 两两成群 → two
- to put two and two together
- [fig] 根据事实推断 → two
- two and two equals four → and
- the binary system has two digits, 0 and 1, and 10 to base two represents 2 → base
- This ticket adimits two (people).
- 这张票供两人入内。 → admit
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