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twisty /'twisti/ adj. (especially of a road it % it ]&) having many bends or turns T ft ft 67 ft ifrW

EQ3 WINDING, ZIGZAG

twit /twit/ noun (informal, especially BrE) a silly or annoying person {H/R;

twitch /twitJ7 verb, noun

b verb 1 if a part of your body twitches, or if you twitch

it, it makes a sudden quick movement, sometimes one that you cannot control; 1ft [V] Her lips twitched with amusement. iSf |j^ |f nf H ₀ o

The cats watched each other, their tails twitching. MKlffi [also VN] 2 to give sth a short sharp pull; to be pulled in this way Sift; SJ&M ft. Aft [VN] He twitched the package out of my hands, ft o O [V] The curtains twitched as she rang the bell. To

noun 1 a sudden quick movement that you cannot control in one of your muscles >® ; ftfjg; ft Aft She

has a twitch in her left eye. ftfe 7e HU 7 “ To 0 a nervous twitch ft ft ft A[j 2 a sudden quick movement or feeling |X] ^J&li; ('“ ) j|R3i£: He

greeted us with a mere twitch of his head. ftH^7^7 ^ % jl $ ffc IH fj iffg Bf o o At that moment she felt the first twitch of anxiety. If—

twitchy /'twitji/ adj. (informal) 1 nervous or anxious about sth ft££«cft ; ItW; £lJ#7£lft H23 jittery 2 making sudden quick movements 1ft ft;

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twit ter /’twita(r)/ verb, noun

Mverb 1 [V] when birds twitter, they make a series of short high sounds ( ft, ) ngp n$ , r£ Pf , Aft 2 [V, V speech] ~ (on) (about sth) (especially BrE) to talk quickly in a high excited voice, especially about sth that is not very important BpfippgigJfti&itif

m noun [sing.] 1 (also twittering) a series of short high sounds that birds make ( T ft ) iigp A , n£ ni] p 2 (informal) a state of nervous excitement Tl&s ;

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Twixt /twikst/ prep. (old use) between ft. ■ ■ ■ T |U ; fE --Z is] HiTOl see slip n.

tWO CHw /tu:/ number

2 :: illdlJ There are examples of how to use numbers at the entry for five. iff] '7 7MJAl five 7₀ ITSTTn a 'day, 'moment, 'pound, etc. or two one or a few days, moments, pounds, etc. WT ( 1$—

# ) : May I borrow it for a day or two?

YEMWA^? fall between two 'stools (BrE) to fail to be or to get either of two choices, both of which would have been acceptable XftTlftT in 'two in or

into two pieces or halves - He broke

the bar of chocolate in two and gave me half. ftlETTA M7f£ “iftc in ,twos and 'threes two or three at a time; in small numbers T7WW;

People arrived in twos and threes. All! 7. 7 ft ft ft iij 7 ₀ it takes two to do sth (saying) one person cannot be completely responsible for sth TIP Win ft; -*TB^: IftTBIn]; You can’t put all the blame on him. It takes two to make a marriage, ft;TtBT^ftlt[l, ftiMliftA ft^₀ not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub to'gether {informal) to have no money; to be very

stupid, etc. X ( & W M 7 ) put ,two and

,two to gether to guess the truth from what you see, hear, etc. IS IJiftf JL 1^1 ft : He’s inclined to put two and two together and make five (= reaches the wrong conclusion from what he sees, hears, etc.), ft ^ ft Jx[ ft IT M ₀ that makes 'two of us (informal)

I am in the same position or I agree with you til —*

#; ‘I’m tired!’ ‘That makes two of usl’ “fi

H 7 ! ” “TctiL71 -#! ” two .sides of the same ‘coin used to talk about two ways of looking at the same situation ft] — 7 ty) ft M T A ft —more at mind n., shake n.

'two-bit adj. [only before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) not good or important 7^-ft; [t T ft lift:

She wanted to be more than just a two-bit secretary, ft

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two 'bits noun [pi.] (old-fashioned, NAmE, informal) 25 cents ( ) 25 ft

two-dimensional adj. flat; having no depth; appearing to have only two dimensions Tffi (ft; A If ®ft; 7®$|Bjft; 7 ft ft: a two-dimensional drawing Tffi® 0 (figurative) The novel was criticized for its two- dimensional characters (= that did not seem like real people). MgPJftffo

.two-¹ edged adj. 1 (of a blade, knife, etc. 77 , 77 #) having two sharp edges for cutting 77 65 ; W # ft 2 having two possible meanings or results, one good and one bad ) ft; SOcft; W

fij : a two-edged remark O Fame can be a

two-edged sword, ft 7* 7I7E)$.77M ₀ , two-'faced adj. (informal, disapproving) not sincere; not acting in a way that supports what you say that you believe; saying different things to different people about a particular subject MffiMft; W fr 7"" ft; Pfi '

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.two 'fingers noun [pi.] (BrE, informal) a sign that you make by holding up your hand with the inside part facing towards you and making a V-shape with your first and second fingers (used as a way of being rude to other people) ( TT'ftjM, ) V I

gave him the two fingers. i7tftt7MI#ttW¥fo — compare V-sign

two-fold /'tuifauld; NAmE -fould/ adj. (formal) 1 consisting of two partsftSLJEifcW; WWnfftW: The problem was twofold. J&TRlSftWT nPft₀ 2 twice as much or as many MTTj: a twofold increase in demand ^7*0 ft 7“fo ► two-fold adv.: Her original investment has increased twofold. ftJKA^&^B^itftf'MTSo .two-'handed adj. using or needing both hands (ft; ffirlc^TTJ: a two-handed backhand (= in tennis) 0 a two-handed catch lfl$T^I$$ .two-'hander noun (especially BrE) a play that is written for only two actors

.two 'pence (also .two pence 'piece, 2p /,tu: 'pi:/) noun a British coin worth two pence ( two-pence /’tApans/ noun (BrE) = tuppence two-penny (also informal tup-penny) /‘tApani; NAmE also ‘turpeni/ adj. (BrE) costing or worth two old pence a twopenny stamp

.two-'piece noun a set of clothes consisting of two matching pieces of clothing, for example a skirt and jacket or trousers/pants and a jacket WAII;

► .two-¹ piece adj.: a two-piece suit ‘two-ply adj. (of wool, wood or other material A

j^sic^ftj^^f) with two threads or thicknesses

,two-'seater noun a vehicle, an aircraft or a piece of furniture with seats for two people f ■MM ) — picture o chair

two-some /'tuisam/ noun a group of two people who do sth together ( ^^ift ) MAM EEC] pair 'two-star adj. [usually before noun] 1 having two stars in a system that measures quality. The highest standard is usually represented by four or five stars ( Mi ) MS Mlft: a two-star hotel 2 (NAmE) having the

fourth-highest military rank, and wearing uniform which has two stars on it ( ) MMlft

'two-step noun a dance with long, sliding steps; the music for this dance WjjPM; M ft 'two-stroke adj. (of an engine or vehicle ASijMATffi) with a piston that makes two movements, one up and one down, in each power cycle ft fg ft — compare

FOUR-STROKE

'two-time verb [VN] (informal) to not be faithful to a person you have a relationship with, especially a sexual one, by having a secret relationship with sb else at the same time A ( IfAft^A ) 7 If .El A: Are you sure he’s not two-timing you? 7#7ft7M?

► two-timer noun

'two-tone adj. [only before noun] having two different colours or sounds M fe ft;

’twould /twud/ abbr. (old use) it would * it would fttf A