/tu:; tu/
pron, det
1 2; one more than one 2, 二,两（个）. =>App
4 见附录4. Cf 参看 second1.
2 (idm 习语) by/in ,twos and `threes two or three at a time 三三两两地
*Applications for the job are coming in slowly in twos and threes. 申请这份工作的信件三三两两来得很慢. a `day, `moment, `pound, etc or two one or a few days, moments, pounds, etc 一两天、一会儿、一两镑等
*May I borrow the book for a day or two? 这本书我可以借一两天吗? in two in or into two pieces or halves 成两块; 成两半; 成两部分
*The vase fell and broke into two. 花瓶掉下来摔成两半了.
* She cut the cake in two and gave me half. 她把蛋糕切成两半, 给了我一块. it takes two to do sth (saying 谚) one person cannot be entirely responsible for (making a happy or an unhappy marriage, a quarrel, a truce, etc) 双方均有责任（婚姻关系、争吵、休战等）. put ,two and ,two `together guess the truth from what one sees, hears, etc 根据所见、所闻等推测出真相
*(joc 谑) He is rather inclined to put two and two together and make five, ie imagine that things are worse, more exciting, etc than they really are 他一推测就出圈儿（把事情想像得比实际糟或有趣等）. that makes `two of us (infml 口) I am in the same position or hold the same opinion 我也如此; 我也这么看
*`I'm finding this party extremely dull.' `That makes two of us!' ｀我觉得这个聚会沉闷极了.＇｀我也有同感!＇

n the number
2 *2; 二.

number
[Language: Old English;Origin: twa]
the number 2
　I'll be away for almost two weeks.
　We have to be there by two (=two o'clock) .
　His family moved to Australia when he was two (=two years old) .
in twos
in groups of two people or things
　I'd like you to line up in twos, please.
→twosome
put two and two together
to guess the meaning of something you have heard or seen
　I saw him leaving her house and I put two and two together.
that makes two of us
spoken used to tell someone that you are in the same situation and feel the same way
　'But I don't know anything about children!' 'Well, that makes two of us.'
two can play at that game
spoken used to tell someone that they will not have an advantage over you by doing something because you can do it too
a year/a week/a moment/an hour etc or two
spoken one or a few years, weeks etc
two sides of the same coin
used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation
two heads are better than one
used to say that two people are more likely to solve a problem or think or an idea than one person working alone
be in two minds (about sth)
BrEbe of two minds (about sth)AmE to be unable to decide what to do, or what you think about something
　I was in two minds about whether to go with him.
two cents (worth)
AmE informal your opinion or what you want to say about a subject
　Everyone had to put in their two cents worth.
two's company, three's a crowd
used to say that it is better to leave two people alone to spend time with each other
→don't care two hootsathoot¹ (5)
→two/three etc of a kindatkind¹ (5)
→be two/ten a pennyatpenny
→in ones and twosatone¹ (3)
→it takes two to tangoattango² (2)
→kill two birds with one stoneatkill¹ (13)
→no two ways about itatway¹ (54)
→fall between two stoolsatfall¹ (32)