| 单词 | twice |
| 释义 | twice (twaɪs ) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb, ADV adv, ADVERB noun] A2 If something happens twice, there are two actions or events of the same kind. He visited me twice that fall. The government has twice declined to back the scheme. Brush teeth and gums twice daily. Twice before he had been in New York with Gladys on summer vacations. ...Foster, who is twice the world champion. 2. adverb A2 You use twice in expressions such as twice a day and twice a week to indicate that two events or actions of the same kind happen in each day or week. I phoned twice a day, leaving messages with his secretary. This famous horse race has taken place here twice a year since 1310. 3. adverb [ADV as adj/adv] A2 If one thing is, for example, twice as big or old as another, the first thing is two times as big or old as 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. The figure of seventy-million pounds was twice as big as expected. Remember, brunch is twice as delicious eaten outside. Twice is also a predeterminer. The barn was twice the size of her father's. Double cream contains approximately twice the quantity of fat-soluble vitamins as single cream. 4. to think twice phrase If you think twice about doing something, you consider it again and decide not to do it, or decide to do it differently. She'd better shut her mouth and from now on think twice before saying stupid things. 5. once or twice phrase If you have done something once or twice, you have done it a few times, but not very often. I popped my head round the door once or twice. Once or twice she had caught a flash of interest in William's eyes. She gazed up at him, blinking once or twice, apparently surprised at his cleverness. 6. twice over phrase If you say that something happened twice over, three times over and so on, you are stating the number of times that it happened and emphasizing that it happened more than once. [emphasis] He had to have everything spelled out twice over for him. Idioms: lightning does not strike twice said to mean that someone who has been exceptionally lucky or unlucky is unlikely to have the same good or bad luck again Observers reckon he will be very lucky to repeat the performance. Lightning does not strike twice, particularly in big business. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers once bitten, twice shy said to mean that a recent and unpleasant experience has made someone not want to get involved in similar situations in the future Once bitten, twice shy. You let people down by failing to pay your debts so now you'll have to raise money the old fashioned way. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 两次 Japanese: 二度 |
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