two by four

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A length of sawn wood of cross section nominally 2 inches by 4 inches (actual dimensions 1½ × 3½ in modern use), most often employed as structural framing lumber (dimensional lumber). Canada,US
    — Well, Moses stood on the Red Sea shore, And smote the water with a two by four
  2. A small, modest building. Canada,US,dated
    — He'll plan a two by four / But not for me.
  3. Synonym of Tijuana Bible (“kind of pornographic comic book”). slang
    — […] the movie plot of Superman II, in which Superman and Lois Lane work up to a sexual liaison (which was seen before 1960 only in “two by fours” and similar pornographic comic strips.).

词形变化

two by fours plural two-by-four alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
clue-by-four
相关词
four by two
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