| 释义 |
twice /twaɪs/ ad. | phr.
ad.
1. 两次
I've been to London twice. 伦敦我去过两次。
He was twice absent. 他两次缺席。
We go there twice a (或 every, each) day (week, month, year). 我们每天 (周，月，年) 到那里去两次。
I played tennis twice daily. 我每天打两次网球。
He made mistake after mistake in rapid succession — but never the same mistake twice. 他接二连三出差错——但从不出两次同样的差错。
2. 两倍
Twice three is six. 3的两倍是6。
twice as much (as long) 两倍之多 (之长)
The jet can fly at twice the speed of sound. 这喷气式飞机能以两倍于音速的速度飞行。
She has twice the (amount of) courage he has. (或 She has twice his courage.) 她的胆量比他大一倍。
3. 强(或好)得多
She is twice the woman she was. 她比过去强多了。
She is twice the woman you are. 作为女人，她比你强多了。
[< OE twiwa; 与 ON tvisvar, MLG twiges 有关]
phr. at (或 in) twice 〈口〉1. 分两次地 I did it at (或 in) twice. 我分两次把它做好了。2. 在第二次时 He succeeded at twice. 他在第二次成功了。think twice 见 think |