单词 | dual |
释义 | du·al I. 1. of an inflectional form or grammatical number < Gothic wit “we two” is a first person dual pronoun > — compare plural, quadrual, singular, trial 2. a. < the dual tones of an American toad's song — W.P.Smith > < that the work of a painter who looks important in England … has stood up to the dual test of international competition and the Adriatic sun — David Sylvester > b. < the man had a dual nature, one half positive and passionate to yearning, one half negative, satirical, and really perverse — H.S.Canby > < immigrants, as a rule, retain a dual patriotism — Bertrand Russell > c. < high-compression heads complete with a dual exhaust system — Gregor Felsen > d. < dual tires > 3. a. < a dual federalism > < a dual form of government > b. < driving lessons given on dual-control cars > < dual-fuel engines that run on oil or oil and gas > II. 1. 2. 3. 4. |
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