both + plural noun
直接修饰复数名词。
Both children are happy.
两个孩子都开心。
两者；两个都
两者都；两个一起考虑；两者的
the two; two considered together
两者都；两个一起考虑
(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
Both children are playing in the park.
两个孩子都在公园里玩。
用法提示：这里 both 作形容词，修饰复数名词 children，表示“两个都”。
AI contextual example
Please hold the handle with both hands.
请用双手握住把手。
用法提示：both 作形容词放在名词 hands 前，强调两只手都参与。
AI contextual example
Both answers are correct, so you can choose either.
两个答案都对，所以你可以任选一个。
用法提示：both 作形容词修饰 answers，表示两者同时具备某种属性。
AI contextual example
直接修饰复数名词。
Both children are happy.
两个孩子都开心。
后接限定词和复数名词。
Both of the children are happy.
两个孩子都开心。
连接两个并列成分。
Both John and Mary are students.
约翰和玛丽都是学生。
grammar · medium
易错句子All of my parents are teachers.
正确表达Both of my parents are teachers.
因为中文的“都”既可以用于两者也可以用于三者以上，导致学习者误用“all”代替“both”。当明确指两个人或物时，必须用“both”，而“all”用于三者或以上。
grammar · medium
易错句子Both of the student is smart.
正确表达Both of the students are smart.
“both of”后接名词时，名词必须用复数形式，且谓语动词也应用复数。学习者受中文“两者都”没有单复数变化的影响，容易忽略英语中的数的一致。
'either' 表示两者中的任意一个，常与 'or' 连用；'both' 表示两者都。
'neither' 表示两者中没有一个，常与 'nor' 连用；'both' 表示两者都。
'each' 强调个体，指两个或更多中的每一个单独考虑；'both' 强调整体，指两个一起。
两边
Both sides of the argument have valid points.
争论的双方都有合理的观点。
双手
She held the trophy with both hands.
她双手捧着奖杯。
双眼
He looked at the picture with both eyes wide open.
他睁大双眼看着照片。
两端
The rope was tied at both ends.
绳子两端都系住了。
父母双方
Both parents attended the school meeting.
父母双方都参加了学校会议。
noun
与 both 相对，表示两者中的任意一个
与 both 类似，但强调个体而非整体
表示两个一起的事物，与 both 的概念相关
表示两者共同存在或行动
事物的两面性
Every problem has both sides of the coin, so we should consider all aspects.
每个问题都有两面性，所以我们应该考虑所有方面。
两全其美
You can't have it both ways; you must choose one option.
你不能两全其美，必须选择一个选项。
脚踏实地
She has both feet on the ground and never gets carried away.
她脚踏实地，从不冲动行事。
我现在从两边都看过了云
Joni Mitchell的经典歌曲《Both Sides Now》中的歌词，表达了从不同角度看待事物的智慧。
Joni Mitchell's classic song 'Both Sides Now' lyric, expressing the wisdom of seeing things from different perspectives.
你得到了两个世界中最好的部分
汉娜·蒙塔娜的主题曲《Best of Both Worlds》，表达了同时享受两种生活的美好。
Theme song of Hannah Montana 'Best of Both Worlds', expressing the joy of enjoying two kinds of life.
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