Definition of both in English:

both

determiner, predeterminer, & pronoun bəʊθ

Used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together.
双方，两者
as predeterminer both his parents indulged him
父母都很娇惯他。
as determiner she held on with both hands
她用双手拿着。
cars parked on both sides of the road
as pronoun a picture of both of us together
我俩的合影。
he looked at them both
他看着她俩。
Example sentencesExamples
- It is up to both religions to work together to see that the future is not threatened.
- The roads were built so that two of these wagons could pass on both sides of the roads.
- You have to seek the best in both sides, and trust that they want peace as much as you do.
- She spent all that time asking me which one to chose and she decides to get both of them?
- Take advice from both of them about what you want, but give him his place as the boss.
- The only way both of these principles can be true is if we ditch many of our notions of time and space.
- While he chanted and threw the water at both of us in equal turn, it focused my mind.
- Over a few beers I could see what it meant to both of them as their careers began to draw in.
- There were real craftsmen on both sides but in the proper care of land ours had the edge.
- In a way, this has turned out best for both of us and that is indeed the closure I needed.
- He said it was often in both sides and the stomach by the time they a patient was diagnosed.
- It seems that Tanya still has both of the tapes I made for her and still plays them in the car.
- He had made up his mind to find her at a time when she was alone and try to put the past behind the both of them.
- In the next few weeks both sides will finally decide whether to patch things up or move on.
- Most of the major cloud names have one or both of the above mentioned names in them.
- We have a routine that we stick to in order that the children feel wanted and loved by both of us.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the veal over a high heat on both sides until golden brown.
- Players of both sides agreed it was one of the best wickets they have ever played on.
- The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal.
- He tried to justify it all by saying he was trying to do the right thing and wanted to keep both of us happy.

adverb bəʊθboʊθ

Used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by ‘and’)
用在两个选项中的第一个之前，表示所作的阐述对这两个选项都适用，另外一个选项前用的是'and'…和…（两者）都，不仅…而且，既…又
the film has won favour with both young and old
这既受到了年轻人的欢迎也受到了老年人的欢迎。
studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity
对金翅雀的研究，既有野生的，也有家养的。
Example sentencesExamples
- What needs to be emphasised is that it refers to both self poisoning and self injury.
- They say surveys show that both people and horses have been injured in other cities where horse-drawn carriages are in use.
- Both daytime and nighttime blood pressure are vital prognostic indicators, and therefore blood pressure should be recorded during the whole day, according to the results of a new study
- Clubs paid agents directly, conflicts of interest were rife with agents acting for both club and player in the same transfer, and the players themselves were "largely unaware" of the amounts of money their own agents were being paid by the clubs.
- These days enable both parents and children to get a feel of what a school might be like.
- The story is full both of the pain of such suffering and of pride in the martyrs for their faith.
- There are lots of low-cost, no-cost ways to market your Web site both on and offline.
- If we're not willing to do that, we're eventually going to lose both at home and in our struggles abroad.
- A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon.
- Yet, posting blog-style during breaking news, for instance, can be valuable both to the media outlet and the user.
- Herrera admits that sometimes people cannot help but mix both the Spanish they hear at home and the English they hear at school.
- Though Id never heard Eau Claire called the City of Bridges, I was both surprised and delighted by this discovery
- I met Friedman in January in his elegant high-rise San Francisco condo, with an absorbing view of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay.
- It underlines the positive potential of digital distribution, both as a new business model and as a new social and cultural phenomenon.
- Hybrid organizations attract both support and criticism.
- It was my sense of both the inappropriateness of my explosion and the truth of my anger that allowed me to walk away from that encounter with my faith still intact.
- This is a beautifully written and much needed book, both as a text and as a reference.
- Thus, real estate owners can benefit from both the gain deferral under section 1031 for real estate exchanges and the enhanced cost recovery deductions of the cost segregation study.
- The scientists described the ancient hominoids as small-brained, tree-climbing, meat-eating midgets that were both apelike and human in appearance.
- Capturing from tapes recorded with both drop frame and non-drop frame timecode may produce unexpected results.

Usage

When both is used in constructions with and, the structures following ‘both’ and ‘and’ should be symmetrical. Thus, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity is better than, for example, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and captivity. In the second example, the symmetry of ‘in the wild’ and ‘in captivity’ has been lost. Other examples: her article is detrimental both to understanding and to peace (not her article is detrimental to both understanding and to peace)

Phrases

have it both ways

Benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving.
二者兼得
countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs
国家难以二者兼得，因为环境更清洁的代价有时意味着减少工作机会。
Example sentencesExamples
- We can't have it both ways: you can't have the lowest income taxes in Europe, the best hospitals and schools and cheap petrol too.
- He either opts for his home club or the other but he can't have it both ways.
- You can't have it both ways - either being forced to borrow to live is a disincentive or it isn't.
- They were clever and funny, and succeeded in having it both ways - appealing to cheesecake instincts while parodying them at the same time.
- You can't have it both ways: You can't be equal when you do right, but coddled when you do wrong.
- His men cannot have it both ways; they can't continue to dominate England and continue to fail in Europe.
- Either driving while disqualified is serious or it isn't, he says: the Government can't have it both ways.
- You can't have it both ways; you cannot expect others to obey the law while ignoring it yourselves.
- He was trying to have it both ways, being an administration player one day and an outside critic the next.
- The public can't have it both ways - they either want firm police action and protection or they don't.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse báthir.

Rhymes

growth, loath, oath, quoth, sloth, Thoth, troth

Definition of both in US English:

both

pronoun, determiner, & predeterminerbōTHboʊθ

Used to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together.
双方，两者
as predeterminer both his parents indulged him
父母都很娇惯他。
she held on with both hands
她用双手拿着。
as pronoun a picture of both of us together
我俩的合影。
he looked at them both
他看着她俩。
as determiner I urge you to read both these books
我劝你这两本书都要读一下。
he was blind in both eyes
他双目失明。
Jackie and I are both self-employed
杰基和我都自己当老板。
Example sentencesExamples
- Players of both sides agreed it was one of the best wickets they have ever played on.
- Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the veal over a high heat on both sides until golden brown.
- He tried to justify it all by saying he was trying to do the right thing and wanted to keep both of us happy.
- In a way, this has turned out best for both of us and that is indeed the closure I needed.
- You have to seek the best in both sides, and trust that they want peace as much as you do.
- While he chanted and threw the water at both of us in equal turn, it focused my mind.
- The only way both of these principles can be true is if we ditch many of our notions of time and space.
- He said it was often in both sides and the stomach by the time they a patient was diagnosed.
- Take advice from both of them about what you want, but give him his place as the boss.
- There were real craftsmen on both sides but in the proper care of land ours had the edge.
- It seems that Tanya still has both of the tapes I made for her and still plays them in the car.
- He had made up his mind to find her at a time when she was alone and try to put the past behind the both of them.
- It is up to both religions to work together to see that the future is not threatened.
- The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal.
- The roads were built so that two of these wagons could pass on both sides of the roads.
- In the next few weeks both sides will finally decide whether to patch things up or move on.
- She spent all that time asking me which one to chose and she decides to get both of them?
- Over a few beers I could see what it meant to both of them as their careers began to draw in.
- Most of the major cloud names have one or both of the above mentioned names in them.
- We have a routine that we stick to in order that the children feel wanted and loved by both of us.

adverbbōTHboʊθ

Used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by “and”)
用在两个选项中的第一个之前，表示所作的阐述对这两个选项都适用，另外一个选项前用的是'and'…和…（两者）都，不仅…而且，既…又
it has won favor with both young and old
这既受到了年轻人的欢迎也受到了老年人的欢迎。
studies of finches, both in the wild and in captivity
对金翅雀的研究，既有野生的，也有家养的。
they all loved to play, both the boys and the girls
Example sentencesExamples
- It underlines the positive potential of digital distribution, both as a new business model and as a new social and cultural phenomenon.
- The scientists described the ancient hominoids as small-brained, tree-climbing, meat-eating midgets that were both apelike and human in appearance.
- A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon.
- If we're not willing to do that, we're eventually going to lose both at home and in our struggles abroad.
- The story is full both of the pain of such suffering and of pride in the martyrs for their faith.
- Herrera admits that sometimes people cannot help but mix both the Spanish they hear at home and the English they hear at school.
- Hybrid organizations attract both support and criticism.
- It was my sense of both the inappropriateness of my explosion and the truth of my anger that allowed me to walk away from that encounter with my faith still intact.
- Thus, real estate owners can benefit from both the gain deferral under section 1031 for real estate exchanges and the enhanced cost recovery deductions of the cost segregation study.
- This is a beautifully written and much needed book, both as a text and as a reference.
- Though Id never heard Eau Claire called the City of Bridges, I was both surprised and delighted by this discovery
- Clubs paid agents directly, conflicts of interest were rife with agents acting for both club and player in the same transfer, and the players themselves were "largely unaware" of the amounts of money their own agents were being paid by the clubs.
- I met Friedman in January in his elegant high-rise San Francisco condo, with an absorbing view of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay.
- There are lots of low-cost, no-cost ways to market your Web site both on and offline.
- Both daytime and nighttime blood pressure are vital prognostic indicators, and therefore blood pressure should be recorded during the whole day, according to the results of a new study
- Yet, posting blog-style during breaking news, for instance, can be valuable both to the media outlet and the user.
- What needs to be emphasised is that it refers to both self poisoning and self injury.
- These days enable both parents and children to get a feel of what a school might be like.
- They say surveys show that both people and horses have been injured in other cities where horse-drawn carriages are in use.
- Capturing from tapes recorded with both drop frame and non-drop frame timecode may produce unexpected results.

Usage

When both is used in constructions with and, the structures following ‘both’ and ‘and’ should be symmetrical in well-formed English. Thus, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity is stronger and clearer than studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and captivity. In the second example, the symmetry or parallelism of ‘in the wild’ and ‘in captivity’ has been lost

Phrases

have it both ways

Benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving.
二者兼得
countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs
国家难以二者兼得，因为环境更清洁的代价有时意味着减少工作机会。
Example sentencesExamples
- We can't have it both ways: you can't have the lowest income taxes in Europe, the best hospitals and schools and cheap petrol too.
- You can't have it both ways - either being forced to borrow to live is a disincentive or it isn't.
- They were clever and funny, and succeeded in having it both ways - appealing to cheesecake instincts while parodying them at the same time.
- His men cannot have it both ways; they can't continue to dominate England and continue to fail in Europe.
- He was trying to have it both ways, being an administration player one day and an outside critic the next.
- The public can't have it both ways - they either want firm police action and protection or they don't.
- He either opts for his home club or the other but he can't have it both ways.
- You can't have it both ways; you cannot expect others to obey the law while ignoring it yourselves.
- You can't have it both ways: You can't be equal when you do right, but coddled when you do wrong.
- Either driving while disqualified is serious or it isn't, he says: the Government can't have it both ways.

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse báthir.

单词	both
释义	Definition of both in English: both determiner, predeterminer, & pronoun bəʊθ Used for emphasis to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together. 双方，两者 as predeterminer both his parents indulged him 父母都很娇惯他。 as determiner she held on with both hands 她用双手拿着。 cars parked on both sides of the road as pronoun a picture of both of us together 我俩的合影。 he looked at them both 他看着她俩。 Example sentencesExamples It is up to both religions to work together to see that the future is not threatened. The roads were built so that two of these wagons could pass on both sides of the roads. You have to seek the best in both sides, and trust that they want peace as much as you do. She spent all that time asking me which one to chose and she decides to get both of them? Take advice from both of them about what you want, but give him his place as the boss. The only way both of these principles can be true is if we ditch many of our notions of time and space. While he chanted and threw the water at both of us in equal turn, it focused my mind. Over a few beers I could see what it meant to both of them as their careers began to draw in. There were real craftsmen on both sides but in the proper care of land ours had the edge. In a way, this has turned out best for both of us and that is indeed the closure I needed. He said it was often in both sides and the stomach by the time they a patient was diagnosed. It seems that Tanya still has both of the tapes I made for her and still plays them in the car. He had made up his mind to find her at a time when she was alone and try to put the past behind the both of them. In the next few weeks both sides will finally decide whether to patch things up or move on. Most of the major cloud names have one or both of the above mentioned names in them. We have a routine that we stick to in order that the children feel wanted and loved by both of us. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the veal over a high heat on both sides until golden brown. Players of both sides agreed it was one of the best wickets they have ever played on. The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal. He tried to justify it all by saying he was trying to do the right thing and wanted to keep both of us happy. adverb bəʊθboʊθ Used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by ‘and’) 用在两个选项中的第一个之前，表示所作的阐述对这两个选项都适用，另外一个选项前用的是'and'…和…（两者）都，不仅…而且，既…又 the film has won favour with both young and old 这既受到了年轻人的欢迎也受到了老年人的欢迎。 studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity 对金翅雀的研究，既有野生的，也有家养的。 Example sentencesExamples What needs to be emphasised is that it refers to both self poisoning and self injury. They say surveys show that both people and horses have been injured in other cities where horse-drawn carriages are in use. Both daytime and nighttime blood pressure are vital prognostic indicators, and therefore blood pressure should be recorded during the whole day, according to the results of a new study Clubs paid agents directly, conflicts of interest were rife with agents acting for both club and player in the same transfer, and the players themselves were "largely unaware" of the amounts of money their own agents were being paid by the clubs. These days enable both parents and children to get a feel of what a school might be like. The story is full both of the pain of such suffering and of pride in the martyrs for their faith. There are lots of low-cost, no-cost ways to market your Web site both on and offline. If we're not willing to do that, we're eventually going to lose both at home and in our struggles abroad. A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. Yet, posting blog-style during breaking news, for instance, can be valuable both to the media outlet and the user. Herrera admits that sometimes people cannot help but mix both the Spanish they hear at home and the English they hear at school. Though Id never heard Eau Claire called the City of Bridges, I was both surprised and delighted by this discovery I met Friedman in January in his elegant high-rise San Francisco condo, with an absorbing view of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. It underlines the positive potential of digital distribution, both as a new business model and as a new social and cultural phenomenon. Hybrid organizations attract both support and criticism. It was my sense of both the inappropriateness of my explosion and the truth of my anger that allowed me to walk away from that encounter with my faith still intact. This is a beautifully written and much needed book, both as a text and as a reference. Thus, real estate owners can benefit from both the gain deferral under section 1031 for real estate exchanges and the enhanced cost recovery deductions of the cost segregation study. The scientists described the ancient hominoids as small-brained, tree-climbing, meat-eating midgets that were both apelike and human in appearance. Capturing from tapes recorded with both drop frame and non-drop frame timecode may produce unexpected results. Usage When both is used in constructions with and, the structures following ‘both’ and ‘and’ should be symmetrical. Thus, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity is better than, for example, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and captivity. In the second example, the symmetry of ‘in the wild’ and ‘in captivity’ has been lost. Other examples: her article is detrimental both to understanding and to peace (not her article is detrimental to both understanding and to peace) Phrases have it both ways Benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving. 二者兼得 countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs 国家难以二者兼得，因为环境更清洁的代价有时意味着减少工作机会。 Example sentencesExamples We can't have it both ways: you can't have the lowest income taxes in Europe, the best hospitals and schools and cheap petrol too. He either opts for his home club or the other but he can't have it both ways. You can't have it both ways - either being forced to borrow to live is a disincentive or it isn't. They were clever and funny, and succeeded in having it both ways - appealing to cheesecake instincts while parodying them at the same time. You can't have it both ways: You can't be equal when you do right, but coddled when you do wrong. His men cannot have it both ways; they can't continue to dominate England and continue to fail in Europe. Either driving while disqualified is serious or it isn't, he says: the Government can't have it both ways. You can't have it both ways; you cannot expect others to obey the law while ignoring it yourselves. He was trying to have it both ways, being an administration player one day and an outside critic the next. The public can't have it both ways - they either want firm police action and protection or they don't. Origin Middle English: from Old Norse báthir. Rhymes growth, loath, oath, quoth, sloth, Thoth, troth det.1 phr. Definition of both in US English: both pronoun, determiner, & predeterminerbōTHboʊθ Used to refer to two people or things, regarded and identified together. 双方，两者 as predeterminer both his parents indulged him 父母都很娇惯他。 she held on with both hands 她用双手拿着。 as pronoun a picture of both of us together 我俩的合影。 he looked at them both 他看着她俩。 as determiner I urge you to read both these books 我劝你这两本书都要读一下。 he was blind in both eyes 他双目失明。 Jackie and I are both self-employed 杰基和我都自己当老板。 Example sentencesExamples Players of both sides agreed it was one of the best wickets they have ever played on. Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the veal over a high heat on both sides until golden brown. He tried to justify it all by saying he was trying to do the right thing and wanted to keep both of us happy. In a way, this has turned out best for both of us and that is indeed the closure I needed. You have to seek the best in both sides, and trust that they want peace as much as you do. While he chanted and threw the water at both of us in equal turn, it focused my mind. The only way both of these principles can be true is if we ditch many of our notions of time and space. He said it was often in both sides and the stomach by the time they a patient was diagnosed. Take advice from both of them about what you want, but give him his place as the boss. There were real craftsmen on both sides but in the proper care of land ours had the edge. It seems that Tanya still has both of the tapes I made for her and still plays them in the car. He had made up his mind to find her at a time when she was alone and try to put the past behind the both of them. It is up to both religions to work together to see that the future is not threatened. The game started at a frantic pace with both sides going in search of a vital opening goal. The roads were built so that two of these wagons could pass on both sides of the roads. In the next few weeks both sides will finally decide whether to patch things up or move on. She spent all that time asking me which one to chose and she decides to get both of them? Over a few beers I could see what it meant to both of them as their careers began to draw in. Most of the major cloud names have one or both of the above mentioned names in them. We have a routine that we stick to in order that the children feel wanted and loved by both of us. adverbbōTHboʊθ Used before the first of two alternatives to emphasize that the statement being made applies to each (the other alternative being introduced by “and”) 用在两个选项中的第一个之前，表示所作的阐述对这两个选项都适用，另外一个选项前用的是'and'…和…（两者）都，不仅…而且，既…又 it has won favor with both young and old 这既受到了年轻人的欢迎也受到了老年人的欢迎。 studies of finches, both in the wild and in captivity 对金翅雀的研究，既有野生的，也有家养的。 they all loved to play, both the boys and the girls Example sentencesExamples It underlines the positive potential of digital distribution, both as a new business model and as a new social and cultural phenomenon. The scientists described the ancient hominoids as small-brained, tree-climbing, meat-eating midgets that were both apelike and human in appearance. A unique prehistoric tomb in Ireland has been revealed to align to both the midsummer Sun and the midwinter Moon. If we're not willing to do that, we're eventually going to lose both at home and in our struggles abroad. The story is full both of the pain of such suffering and of pride in the martyrs for their faith. Herrera admits that sometimes people cannot help but mix both the Spanish they hear at home and the English they hear at school. Hybrid organizations attract both support and criticism. It was my sense of both the inappropriateness of my explosion and the truth of my anger that allowed me to walk away from that encounter with my faith still intact. Thus, real estate owners can benefit from both the gain deferral under section 1031 for real estate exchanges and the enhanced cost recovery deductions of the cost segregation study. This is a beautifully written and much needed book, both as a text and as a reference. Though Id never heard Eau Claire called the City of Bridges, I was both surprised and delighted by this discovery Clubs paid agents directly, conflicts of interest were rife with agents acting for both club and player in the same transfer, and the players themselves were "largely unaware" of the amounts of money their own agents were being paid by the clubs. I met Friedman in January in his elegant high-rise San Francisco condo, with an absorbing view of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. There are lots of low-cost, no-cost ways to market your Web site both on and offline. Both daytime and nighttime blood pressure are vital prognostic indicators, and therefore blood pressure should be recorded during the whole day, according to the results of a new study Yet, posting blog-style during breaking news, for instance, can be valuable both to the media outlet and the user. What needs to be emphasised is that it refers to both self poisoning and self injury. These days enable both parents and children to get a feel of what a school might be like. They say surveys show that both people and horses have been injured in other cities where horse-drawn carriages are in use. Capturing from tapes recorded with both drop frame and non-drop frame timecode may produce unexpected results. Usage When both is used in constructions with and, the structures following ‘both’ and ‘and’ should be symmetrical in well-formed English. Thus, studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and in captivity is stronger and clearer than studies of zebra finches, both in the wild and captivity. In the second example, the symmetry or parallelism of ‘in the wild’ and ‘in captivity’ has been lost Phrases have it both ways Benefit from two incompatible ways of thinking or behaving. 二者兼得 countries cannot have it both ways: the cost of a cleaner environment may sometimes be fewer jobs 国家难以二者兼得，因为环境更清洁的代价有时意味着减少工作机会。 Example sentencesExamples We can't have it both ways: you can't have the lowest income taxes in Europe, the best hospitals and schools and cheap petrol too. You can't have it both ways - either being forced to borrow to live is a disincentive or it isn't. They were clever and funny, and succeeded in having it both ways - appealing to cheesecake instincts while parodying them at the same time. His men cannot have it both ways; they can't continue to dominate England and continue to fail in Europe. He was trying to have it both ways, being an administration player one day and an outside critic the next. The public can't have it both ways - they either want firm police action and protection or they don't. He either opts for his home club or the other but he can't have it both ways. You can't have it both ways; you cannot expect others to obey the law while ignoring it yourselves. You can't have it both ways: You can't be equal when you do right, but coddled when you do wrong. Either driving while disqualified is serious or it isn't, he says: the Government can't have it both ways. Origin Middle English: from Old Norse báthir. pron.1 phr.
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