two-by-four a. 宽二英寸长四英寸的, 小的, 窄的
n. 截面为英寸2乘4英寸的木材
two-by-four[ noun ]
a timber measuring (slightly under) 2 inches by 4 inches in cross section
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- He aims to hit his readers between the eyes with the absurdities of apartheid and the cruelties of South African police and his chosen instrument is the verbal equivalent of the two-by-four.
- More than 75,000 people responded to Rep. Rostenkowski's plea to write "Rosty, Washington, D.C." One person sent a wooden two-by-four beam to help the chairman beat back the special interests.