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twice

/twʌɪs

adverb

1Two times; on two occasions: the earl married twice the tablets should be taken twice a day...

He won twice at Darley Moor and on several occasions he has picked up the first novice award.
He sits down only twice, and takes very occasional sips from a single glass of water.
Arthur had also been telephoning Violet at least twice a week for over twelve months.

1.1Double in degree or quantity: I’m twice your age an engine twice as big as the original...

If the average wage doubles, then we'll all have twice as much to spend on where we live.
We are now testing degrees of engagement at a time when we have twice as many people on the books.
She used to be an athlete and speaks twice as fast as I can write; she has a racing demon of a voice.

Phrases

be twice the man/woman (that someone is)

once bitten, twice shy

think twice

Origin

Late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s³ (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once.

单词	twice
释义	twice /twʌɪs / adverb 1Two times; on two occasions: the earl married twice the tablets should be taken twice a day... He won twice at Darley Moor and on several occasions he has picked up the first novice award. He sits down only twice, and takes very occasional sips from a single glass of water. Arthur had also been telephoning Violet at least twice a week for over twelve months. 1.1Double in degree or quantity: I’m twice your age an engine twice as* big as the original... If the average wage doubles, then we'll all have twice as much to spend on where we live. We are now testing degrees of engagement at a time when we have twice as many people on the books. She used to be an athlete and speaks twice as fast as I can write; she has a racing demon of a voice. Phrases be twice the man/woman (that someone is) once bitten, twice shy think twice Origin Late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s³ (later respelled -ce* to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once. Rhymes advice, bice, Brice, choc ice, concise, dice, entice, gneiss, ice, imprecise, lice, mice, nice, precise, price, rice, sice, slice, speiss, spice, splice, suffice, syce, thrice, top-slice, trice, underprice, vice, Zeiss
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