"two's company" 怎么发音

expression

US

TOOZ KUHM-puh-nee

UK

TOOZ kuhm-PUH-nee

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈtuz/ /ˈkəmpəˌni

英式英语

tuːz/ /kˈʌmpəni

简化发音

美式

TOOZ KUHM-puh-nee

英式

TOOZ kuhm-PUH-nee

语境中听

"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?