two
gb/tˈu/ us/tˈu/
A1
Anh
~ 200
kettő, két
A1
1
She bought two apples from the market.
Két almát vett a piacon.
The meeting will start in two hours.
A megbeszélés két óra múlva kezdődik.
They have two children.
I saw two birds on the tree.
Please give me two tickets for the show.
Ví dụ cho người học
I have two books.
Két könyvem van.
He has two cats.
Két macskája van.
We need two chairs.
She is two years old.
Two cars are in the street.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'two' with 'too' (meaning 'also') or 'to' (a preposition).
Nghĩa
The number 2
Cụm từ đi kèm
two people
|two days
|two years
|two times
|two parts
Từ đồng nghĩa
pair (Refers to two of something, often seen as a set or unit.)
Từ trái nghĩa
one (Represents a single unit, the number before two.)
Chủ đề
mathematics
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
The number that comes after one and before three.
The cardinal number representing the quantity of one plus one.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
two
IPA
GB/tˈu/
US/tˈu/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
two (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (two)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: two
- Plural: two
Họ từ
Cách diễn đạt
in two minds
1/ˈɪn tˈu mˈaɪndz/
idiom
Undecided about something
Not sure about what to do or choose.
Ví dụ
- I'm in two minds about going to the party.
- She's in two minds about accepting the job offer.
two by two
1/tˈu bˈaɪ tˈu/
fixed phrase
In groups of two
When people or things are arranged or moving in pairs.
Ví dụ
- The children walked into the hall two by two.
- The animals entered the ark two by two.
two-faced
1/tˈu fˈeɪst/
fixed phrase
informal
Deceitful or hypocritical
Saying nice things to someone but bad things behind their back.
Ví dụ
- I can't trust her—she's so two-faced.
- He's friendly in person but very critical behind your back; he's two-faced.
put two and two together
1/pˈʊt tˈu ˈænd tˈu təɡˈɛðɚ/
idiom
infer from facts or clues
To understand something by thinking about the facts you know.
Ví dụ
- I didn't tell him I was leaving, but he put two and two together.
- She saw his car outside and put two and two together.
put two and two together
2/pˈʊt tˈu ˈænd tˈu təɡˈɛðɚ/
idiom
Draw a logical conclusion
To guess what is happening or true by looking at the facts you know.
Ví dụ
- I saw them together and put two and two together.
- When he didn't come to work, we put two and two together and realized he was sick.