twice
柯林斯词典
1. ADV If something happens twice, it happens two times, or there are two actions or events of the same kind. 两次
He visited me twice that autumn and called me on the telephone often. 他那年秋天两次来看我,并经常给我打电话。
The government has twice declined to back the scheme. 政府已经两次拒绝支持该计划。
2. ADV You use twice in expressions such as twice a day and twice a week to indicate that something happens two times in each day or week. 两次[ADV 'a' n]
I phoned twice a day, leaving messages with his wife. 我一天打了两次电话,留言给他妻子。
3. ADV If one thing is, for example, twice as big or old as another, the first thing is double the size or age of the second. People sometimes say that one thing is twice as good or hard as another when they want to emphasize that the first thing is much better or harder than the second. 两倍[ADV 'as' adj/adv]
The figure of seventy-million dollars was twice as big as expected. 7千万美元这个数字是预计的两倍。
4. PREDET Twice is also a predeterminer. 两倍[PREDET 'the' n]
Unemployment here is twice the national average. 这儿的失业率是全国平均数的两倍。
5. PHRASE If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently. 三思
From now on, think twice before saying stupid things. 从现在起,说蠢话前要三思。
6. once or twice→see once
7. twice over→see over
返回 twice
twice /twaɪs/
剑桥词典
- two times
- I wouldn't work for them even if they paid me twice my current salary .
- I've paid this bill twice by mistake .
- We speak on the phone about twice a week .
- The shoes will stretch a little after you've worn them once or twice.
- 5 goes into 11 twice with 1 left over. 返回 twice
两次;两倍
I've already asked him twice. 我已经问过他两次了。
The post comes twice daily (= two times every day ). 邮件每天来两次。
There are twice as many houses in this area as there used to be. 这个地区的房屋数量是从前的两倍。
The state is at least twice as big as England . 这个州至少是英格兰的两倍大。
He's twice her size (= much bigger than she is). 他的块头抵她两个。
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