twice
adv, predeterminer
twaɪs
adv, predeterminer
1
two
times
两次
He
was
questioned
by
police
twice
yesterday.
他昨天被警察审问了两次。
twice
a
day/week/year
etc
(two
times
in
the
same
day,
week
etc)
一天/一周/一年等两次
Letters
were
delivered
twice
a
week
only.
信件一周只送两次。
None
of
our
dinner
menus
are
exactly
the
same
twice
over
.
我们的晚餐菜单从没有完全一样的。
2
two
times
more,
bigger,
better
etc
than
something
else
两倍
twice
as
many/much
(as
sth)
They
employ
90
people,
twice
as
many
as
last
year.
他们雇用了 90 人，是去年的两倍。
twice
as
high/big/large
etc
(as
sth)
Interest
rates
are
twice
as
high
as
those
of
our
competitors.
利率是我们竞争对手的两倍那么高。
twice
the
size/number/rate/amount
etc
an
area
twice
the
size
of
Britain
面积有英国两倍大的一个地区