Word · Frequency #60
two
二;两个
one more than one
- 1.
being one more than one
比一个多一个
比一个多一个
In use
There are two books on the table.
She has two brothers and one sister.
I need two more minutes to finish.
he received two messages
two + plural noun
用于描述数量,后接可数名词复数。
I have two cats.
我有两只猫。
be two (years old)
表示年龄,two后常省略years old,但正式用法需保留。
She is two years old.
她两岁了。
two of + determiner + plural noun/pronoun
表示整体中的两个,后接限定词+名词复数或代词。
Two of my friends are coming.
我的两个朋友要来。
Common mistakes
I have two much work to do.I have too much work to do.
混淆同音词:'two' 表数字 '二','too' 表 '太';中文语音相同导致拼写混淆。
He lives on the two floor.He lives on the second floor.
混淆基数词与序数词:英语中顺序需用序数词 'second',而中文 '二' 可兼表基数与序数,导致误用基数词。
Connections
Collocations
- two years
- 两年
- I lived in London for two years.我在伦敦住了两年。
- two hours
- 两个小时
- The meeting lasted two hours.会议持续了两个小时。
- two people
- 两个人
- There are two people waiting at the door.门口有两个人等着。
- two sides
- 两边;双方
- Every story has two sides.每个故事都有两面。
- two ways
- 两种方式
- There are two ways to solve this problem.解决这个问题有两种方式。
- two children
- 两个孩子
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想:two 发音像‘兔’,想象两只兔子(two rabbits),就记住 two 是‘二’。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常计数、数学表达、一般描述 作为形容词表示数量‘二’,语气中性,在口语和书面语中都较常见,没有明显的正式或非正式限制;具体搭配会影响文体色彩。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 two 押韵:too、who、blue、true、do 都以 /uː/ 结尾。注意:twelve 等 tw- 开头的词看似拼写相近,但 w 要发音,读 /twɛlv/,而 two 中的 w 不发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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