单词 | duo |
释义 | duo (once / 2531 pages) n A duo is a pair of things or people. Batman and Robin are a famous dynamic duo, but a duo is any two people doing something together, not just crime fighting. In fact, a duo usually entertains. You can complain that you can't find a duo of matching socks, but it's more common to use duo for people who perform together. For example, Penn and Teller are a magician duo, and Laurel and Hardy were a comedy duo. If you and your sister play your ukuleles together in the subway for tips, you're also a duo. Originally, a duo was a song written for two voices, from the Latin meaning of duo, "two." WORD FAMILYduo: dui, duos USAGE EXAMPLESFloyd was acquired last month after the Cardinals released him following a DUI arrest in Arizona. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) He was claimed off waivers Dec. 15 after the Cardinals released him following a DUI arrest in Arizona. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Police believe he was under the influence and he remains jailed on manslaughter, DUI and other charges. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1n two items of the same kind Syn|Hypo|Hyper brace, couple, couplet, distich, duad, duet, dyad, pair, span, twain, twosome, yoke doubleton (bridge) a pair of playing cards that are the only cards in their suit in the hand dealt to a player 2, II, deuce, two the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number 2n a pair who associate with one another Syn|Hypo|Hyper couple, duet, twosome same-sex marriage two people of the same sex who live together as a family pair two people considered as a unit 3n two performers or singers who perform together Syn|Exp|Hyper duet, duette Laurel and Hardy United States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together musical group, musical organisation, musical organization an organization of musicians who perform together 4n a musical composition for two performers Syn|Hyper duet, duette composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music a musical work that has been created |
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