كيف تنطق "two's company"

expression

US

TOOZ KUHM-puh-nee

UK

TOOZ kuhm-PUH-nee

التعريف

This expression means that two people together can have a pleasant time or be comfortable, but adding a third person might not be welcome. It often suggests that a third person interrupts intimacy.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈtuz/ /ˈkəmpəˌni

الإنجليزية البريطانية

tuːz/ /kˈʌmpəni

نطق مبسط

أمريكي

TOOZ KUHM-puh-nee

بريطاني

TOOZ kuhm-PUH-nee

استمع في السياق

"Two's company, but three's a crowd," she said when her little brother joined them.

Sometimes, two's company—just you and your best friend is perfect.

They wanted to watch a movie alone because two's company.

You know what they say, two's company—want to leave the lovebirds alone?