"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.
雙語例句
1. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.
對于兩個七十幾歲的人來說，這段路太遠了。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I undid the bottom two buttons of my yellow and grey shirt.
我解開了自己黃灰相間的襯衫上最下面的兩個紐扣。
來自柯林斯例句
3. It would be difficult to find two men who were more dissimilar.
很難找到彼此間差異更大的人了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The two policemen were joined by another policeman also carrying a pistol.