two-by-four

英 ['tuːbə'fɔː] 美 ['tuːbə'fɔː]

• adj. 长宽为二寸与四寸的；不大的；窄条的
• n. 宽四寸厚二尺的木材

英英释义

Noun:

1. a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. In a small hotel or motel, all of these different functions may be handled by one or two people.
   在规模不大的旅馆或汽车旅馆，这些工作可能统统由一两个人来做。
2. The tiny painting proved to be an unknown masterpiece by Correggio and was worth thousands of pounds.
   那幅不大的画原来是柯勒乔的一幅未被发现的杰作，价值几十万英镑。

用作名词 (n.)

1. His face and eyelashes were crusted with frozen spray, and there were four inches of solid ice on his hat.
   他的脸和睫毛都凝上了一层冰冻的海水，他的帽子上有四寸厚的硬邦邦的冰。

词汇搭配

• two by four 小的微不足道的...