"to deceive, cheat, betray," 1924, perhaps from notion of "to have two at a time." An earlier reference (1922) in a Kentucky criminal case involves a double-cross or betrayal without a romance angle. Related: two-timing (adj.); two-timer.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
對(duì)于兩個(gè)七十幾歲的人來(lái)說(shuō)，這段路太遠(yuǎn)了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
我解開(kāi)了自己黃灰相間的襯衫上最下面的兩個(gè)紐扣。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar.
很難找到彼此間差異更大的人了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. The two policemen were joined by another policeman also carrying a pistol.