| 单词 | all two |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall two b. Chiefly U.S. (esp. in African-American usage) and Caribbean. all two: both. Also with further addition of both, as all two both, both all two (cf. Phrases 7a). [Probably reflecting a variety of different foreign-language models: compare French tous les deux, German alle beide. With African-American and Caribbean usage compare also similar constructions in several West African languages, e.g. Yoruba méjèèjì ( < an extended form with the sense ‘all together’ of ma-, prefix forming certain numerals + éjì, -èjì two), Twi abien nyinaa ( < abien pair, two (not human) + nyinaa all, entire).] ΚΠ 1755 J. Shebbeare Lydia I. x. 120 He left all two of them alone till the Child was grown up. 1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron xiv. 94 Sister Nelly begin for sing till Maus Ben and him fell asleep, all two. 1888 C. C. Jones Negro Myths Georgia Coast vii. 17 Buh Wolf an Buh Rabbit all two bin a spark at um an a cote um. 1904 Penny Cuts (Trinidad) 19 Nov. Miss Janie Zingar is a ooman way cud feed oll two ah dem. 1925 G. Stratton-Porter Keeper of Bees 239 Both all two of 'em make me sick! 1938 M. K. Rawlings Yearling xxix. 381 I'll tear down all two of you. Now git down and pick up ever' one o' them peas and wash 'em off. 1953 G. Lamming In Castle of my Skin iii. 51 But there it wus, all two both lost. 1975 T. Callender It so Happen 9 Well, I know this is going to be fight grandmother, a fight to watch, 'cause all two of them is giants at stick-licking. 1998 J. Deaver Coffin Dancer 266 All two of you go back a ways? < as lemmas |
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