| 释义 |
both/bəʊθ/ predet., pron. & adv.●predet. & pron. the two, not only one 两个…(都) both boys 两个男孩(都); both the boys 这两个男孩(都); both of the boys 两个男孩(都); the boys are both here 这两个男孩都在这里 ●adv. with equal truth in two cases 在两方面同样地 he is both here and hungry 他既在这儿，又饿得很 □ have it both ways alternate between two incompatible points of view to suit the needs of the moment 两面讨好，脚踏两只船 [Middle English, from Old Norse bɑˊthir]■ Usage 用法说明 Both is widely used with of, esp. when followed by a pronoun (e.g. both of us) or a noun implying separate rather than collective consideration, e.g. both of the boys suggests each boy rather than the two together. Both 经常与 of 连用，特别是其后为人称代词(如 both of us 我们两人都)或名词，此时表示两者分别考虑，而不是作为一个整体考虑，如 both of the boys (两个男孩)表示每个男孩的情况，而不是两个男孩一起的情况。 |