two-by-four

美 　英

• adj.厚2英寸寬4英寸的(木材)；不足道的
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)長(zhǎng)寬為二寸與四寸的

英漢解釋

adj.	1. 厚2英寸寬4英寸的(木材);〈美俚〉極微末的,不足道的

英英解釋

n.	1. wood in lengths that are 10 cm wide and 5 cm thick (4 in. wide and 2 in. thick)

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.

綁架他們的人停下了車，拔槍追擊他們，將他們逼進(jìn)了一塊貨倉，但是邁克爾用一根木棍先發(fā)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.

你在賓州大學(xué)的教育給了你們一根標(biāo)準(zhǔn)木料，你可以用它來蓋房子，也可以給人當(dāng)頭一棒。選擇權(quán)屬于你。

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.

我們不會(huì)用錘子來切割木板，但我們卻經(jīng)常試圖用金錢來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，你可以將它取回來。