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a. 两者的

ad. 两者都

pron. 两者


  1. He is both a soldier and a poet.
    他既是个战士,又是个诗人。
  2. Both are good.
    两者都好。
  3. Both his eyes are hurt.
    他的两眼都受伤了。


both
[ adj ]
(used with count nouns) two considered together; the two
<adj.all>
both girls are pretty


Both \Both\, a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba?e, fr. Icel. b[=a]?ir;
akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth. baj??s, OHG. beid?,
b?d?, G. & D. beide, also AS. begen, b[=a], b?, Goth. bai,
and Gr. ?, L. ambo, Lith. ab[`a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha.
[root]310. Cf. {Amb}-.]
The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception
of either.

Note: It is generally used adjectively with nouns; as, both
horses ran away; but with pronouns, and often with
nous, it is used substantively, and followed by of.

Note: It frequently stands as a pronoun.

She alone is heir to both of us. --Shak.

Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto
Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
--Gen. xxi.
27.

He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he
can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear
both, because he is prepared for both.
--Bolingbroke.

Note: It is often used in apposition with nouns or pronouns.

Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes.
--Shak.

This said, they both betook them several ways.
--Milton.

Note: Both now always precedes any other attributive words;
as, both their armies; both our eyes.

Note: Both of is used before pronouns in the objective case;
as, both of us, them, whom, etc.; but before
substantives its used is colloquial, both (without of)
being the preferred form; as, both the brothers.


Both \Both\, conj.
As well; not only; equally.

Note: Both precedes the first of two co["o]rdinate words or
phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both
. . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only
this, but also that; equally the former and the latter.
It is also sometimes followed by more than two
co["o]rdinate words, connected by and expressed or
understood.

To judge both quick and dead. --Milton.

A masterpiece both for argument and style.
--Goldsmith.

To whom bothe heven and erthe and see is sene.
--Chaucer.

Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound.
--Goldsmith.

He prayeth well who loveth well
Both man and bird and beast. --Coleridge.

  1. As the first wines of the year, the Beaujolais nouveau, normally considered an inexpensive lightweight, served as a bellwether to both quality and the price the market will bear.
  2. And Germans in both east and west have accepted the inevitability of a rapid unification since the Berlin Wall opened Nov. 9.
  3. "This is the beginning of real change," Foreign Minstry spokesman Tepbishiin Chimeddorj said of his country, which strategically borders both the Soviet Union and China.
  4. The situation was being watched "on through the night" by staff at both the State Department and National Security Council, said Fitzwater.
  5. For many institutions, it's a drain on their resources and a distraction from their main business.' Fixed-price contracts generally profit both parties.
  6. Although the truce effectively collapsed one week later, with both sides swapping accusations of military attacks, government and rebel representatives continued to hold sporadic peace talks in Zaire until last week.
  7. Iraq did not offer such a letter, but the secretary-general said both countries told him they would restrain their armed forces.
  8. Credit Agricole and Banque Nationale de Paris, both French, come in at No. 8 and No. 9, while Citicorp rounds out the top 10. Overall, 28 of the world's 100 largest banks are Japanese; 13 are American.
  9. In May I proposed that both houses of Congress, both sides of the aisle, join together with our administration in a bipartisan executive-legislative task force to advance America's unified anti-drug policy.
  10. In May I proposed that both houses of Congress, both sides of the aisle, join together with our administration in a bipartisan executive-legislative task force to advance America's unified anti-drug policy.
  11. What should we be doing with our armed forces which we are both reforming and reducing?
  12. For years, most local politicians have accepted the idea of a spit-and-polish force that is both efficient and cost-effective.
  13. Hungary, for example, lacks the domestic market of Poland, but embarked on market-type reforms much earlier while both the Hungarians and the Czechs have greater access to international capital markets.
  14. The Soviet foreign minister met jointly with Communist Party officials and one of their harshest foes today and said later his country is determined to maintain good relations with both sides.
  15. As the government still wants to sell its 40 per cent stakes in both companies, it has an obvious incentive to find an acceptable solution before the market's insouciance fades.
  16. The specialty chemical producer had previously spurned a $24-a-share offer; both offers are for 4.96 million common shares.
  17. Neither Amertex nor its owner, Leo Jacobson, has been charged with a criminal offense, though both have been barred from obtaining future Pentagon contracts.
  18. The large speculative trading firms Refco Inc. and C&D Commodities were big sellers of both soybeans and wheat, despite disagreement among private and government forecasters about the 6-to-10 day outlook.
  19. The U.S. appeared to be in the middle on both counts, IBM told analysts.
  20. "Evidence is increasing on the scientific table that change is occurring," said Bob Corell of the National Science Foundation, adding that both natural and human-induced changes could have a broad impact on the future.
  21. Mr. Riethmiller woos both ear and eye.
  22. He turned them both down and, with a partner, started a public-relations firm that isn't likely to ever pay him $137,000 a year.
  23. In the early 1980s, Ford reached a $23 million EEOC settlement and GM a $44.5 million settlement, both for discrimination against women and minorities.
  24. "Now that it's started, at least the anxiety of waiting is over." Congressional leaders in both houses were notified by the president in a series of phone calls placed around 5:20 to 5:30 p.m. EST.
  25. In 1981, about 74 percent were living with both parents and about 20 percent were living with a single parent.
  26. "We have to convince the business community both here and elsewhere that Hawaii is more than a place to vacation," said Bill Cook of the state Department of Economic Development.
  27. Firefighters expected to contain both fires by Monday evening, he said.
  28. The Canal Commission, which operates the waterway, has two new acting deputy administrators, both Americans, Ms. Frye said.
  29. The new partnership, if approved by both companies' boards, will be named ServiceMaster Consumer Services Limited Partnership.
  30. The first venture will supply both brands of tires to original equipment manufacturers.
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