单词 | two-by-four |
释义 | two-by-four in British Englishnoun 1. a length of untrimmed timber with a cross section that measures 2 inches by 4 inches 2. a trimmed timber joist with a cross section that measures 11⁄2 inches by 31⁄2 inches two-by-four in American English (ˈtubaɪˌfɔr) US adjective 1. that measures two inches by four inches, two feet by four feet, etc. 2. Informal small, narrow, cramped, etc. noun 3. any length of lumber two inches thick and four inches wide when untrimmed: in the building trades, applied to a trimmed piece 11⁄2 by 31⁄2 inches Examples of 'two-by-four' in a sentence |
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