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单词 twice
释义

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs How to pronounce twice (audio)
1
: on two occasions
twice absent
2
: two times : in doubled quantity or degree
twice two is four
twice as much

Synonyms

  • double
  • doubly
  • twofold
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Example Sentences

I only wore it twice. He has rehearsals twice a month. He twice lost to younger opponents. We visited them twice in 10 years. The dictionary has been twice updated since 1993. I've been there at least twice. He must be twice her age. The population is twice that of Canada. The new one costs about twice as much. He could earn twice his present salary at the new job. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Ashford got sacked twice as the offensive struggled to gain traction. al, 19 Sep. 2022 Ryan is 9-of-12 for 83 yards and has been sacked twice by Josh Allen, three times overall. Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2022 The Cowboys sacked him twice and disrupted just about everything the Bengals tried to do. Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 Báez struck out twice in a pair of matchups with Javier. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 Sep. 2022 Parsons sacked Tom Brady twice, first with a spin move up the middle and the next drive by rounding around the blind-side edge. Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022 Perhaps more importantly, the outfielder only struck out twice in three games, a positive sign coming off a 13 for 83 stretch that had 38 strikeouts in his previous 25 games. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 But he was sacked twice, one of which resulted in a scoop-and-score by the Dolphins’ defense. Kyle Hightower, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 Boone said he was planned to have a conversation with Hicks, who struck out twice Friday and is hitting .211. Larry Fleisher, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English twiges, twies, from Old English twiga; akin to Old English twi-

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

twice

adverb

ˈtwīs How to pronounce twice (audio)
: two times
I called twice.

twice

adverb

as in double
to two times the amount or degree having been turned down before, he is twice shy about making any more marriage proposals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • double
  • doubly
  • twofold
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