1. put two and two together 根据事实推理
例句:If we put two and two together, we might come up with the right answer。
如果根据事实推理,我们就能得出正确答案。
2. two heads are better than one 人多智广;三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮
例句:After all, two heads are better than one. Two people working together can get better results。
毕竟“三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮”,两个人一起工作能取得更好的成果。
3. there are no two ways about it 别无选择;没有退路
例句:We have to win this game, and there are no two ways about it。
我们已经没有退路了,这场比赛我们非赢不可。
4. of two minds 举棋不定,犹豫不决
例句:He always seems to be of two minds on important matters。
别指望 他能做出决定。 在重要事情上他好像总拿 不定主意。
5. two shakes of a lamb’s tail 迅速地;简易地
例句:But with any luck, we could solve the problem in two shakes of a lamb’s tail。
但幸运的话,我们能迅速解决问题。
6. kill two birds with one stone 一箭双雕,一举两得
例句:I always get my nails manicured while I get my hair cut, that way I can kill two birds with one stone。
每次我去剪头发的时候都会修指甲,这样我可以一举两得。
7. two wrongs don’t make a right 负负不得正
例句:But we must remember that two wrongs don’t make a right. If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him。
但是我们必须要记住:负负不得正,如果有人冒犯了你,你不应该以牙还牙。
8. two’s company, three’s a crowd 俩人结伴,三人添乱
例句:Two’s company, three’s a crowd, so please don’t come with my girlfriend and me。
两人刚好,三人嫌太挤,所以你就别跟着我和我的女朋友了。