two

/tuː/ num.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

二；两个

释义与例句

num. 二；两个
the number 2
  1. The apartment has two bedrooms and a small study.
    这套公寓有两间卧室和一间小书房。
  2. Only two of the ten questions were difficult for her.
    十个问题中只有两个让她觉得难。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. We waited at the bus stop for two hours in the rain.
    我们在雨中的公共汽车站等了两个小时。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 two 是数量“二”，second 是顺序“第二”；two、to、too 同音，但 two 表数字，to 表方向或不定式，too 表示也或太。

词族与关联词

易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • second 第二；第二个
    two 是基数词，表示数量“两个”；second 是序数词，表示顺序“第二”，也可作名词表示秒。两本书是 two books，第二章是 the second chapter。
    Two runners were ahead of him, so he finished in third place rather than second. 两名选手跑在他前面，所以他获得第三名而不是第二名。
常见搭配
  • two of ……中的两个
    Two of my closest friends live in the same neighbourhood. 我最亲密的朋友中有两个住在同一个街区。
  • two years old 两岁
    Their son could recognise several letters when he was two years old. 他们的儿子两岁时就能认出几个字母。
  • two at a time 一次两个
    Carry the plates two at a time so that you do not drop them. 一次拿两个盘子，以免把它们掉了。