two-by-four

two-by-four什么意思,two-by-four翻译

基本解释

adj.: 厚2英寸宽4英寸的(木材)；不足道的
网络: 长宽为二寸与四寸的

英汉解释

• 二乘四

• 厚2英寸宽4英寸的(木材);〔美俚〕极微末的,不足道的

例句

• Their abductor pulls over and gives chase, gun drawn, and corners them in a warehouse, but Michael gets the drop on him with a two by four.

  绑架他们的人停下了车，拔枪追击他们，将他们逼进了一块货仓，但是迈克尔用一根木棍先发制人。

• Your Penn education has given you a two-by-four. You may build a building, or hit someone over the head. The choice is yours.

  你在宾州大学的教育给了你们一根标准木料，你可以用它来盖房子，也可以给人当头一棒。选择权属于你。

• You wouldn"t use a hammer to cut a two-by-four, but we often attempt to use money to achieve things for which it wasn"t designed.

  我们不会用锤子来切割木板，但我们却经常试图用金钱来做一些它用途之外的事情。

• If you by a two-by-four and it"s not straight, you can take it back.

  如果你要二乘四的而不是直的，你可以将它取回来。