"to deceive, cheat, betray," 1924, perhaps from notion of "to have two at a time." An earlier reference (1922) in a Kentucky criminal case involves a double-cross or betrayal without a romance angle. Related: two-timing (adj.); two-timer.
双语例句
1. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
对于两个七十几岁的人来说,这段路太远了。
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2. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
我解开了自己黄灰相间的衬衫上最下面的两个纽扣。
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3. It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar.
很难找到彼此间差异更大的人了。
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4. The two policemen were joined by another policeman also carrying a pistol.