two times; on two occasions 两次 the earl married twice. 这个伯爵结了两次婚。 the tablets should be taken twice a day. 药片每日两次。 ■double in degree or quantity 两倍 I'm twice your age. 我年龄是你的两倍。 an engine twice as big as the original. 比原件大一倍的引擎。
常用词组 once bitten, twice shy
见 bite
think twice
见 think
语源
late Old English twiges, from the base of two + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound); compare with once