音标:美 /tuː ˈwiːks/
词性:名词短语
核心含义:指连续14天的时间段,即“两周”或“两星期”。
作为时间状语:表示“在两周内/后”,常与介词 in 或 away 搭配。
例:The project will be completed in two weeks(项目将在两周内完成)。
例:The exam is two weeks away(离考试还有两周)。
所有格形式:在名词前作定语时,需用 two weeks'(两周的)。
例:She has two weeks' paid holiday(她有两周带薪假期)。
强调时长:可加 full 表示“整整两周”,如 two full weeks。
例:He stayed in Paris for two full weeks(他在巴黎待了整整两周)。
every two weeks:每两周(表频率)
two weeks notice:(离职等的)两周通知期(固定短语,常见于职场场景)
two weeks away:距离某事还有两周
离春节还有两个星期:The Spring Festival is two weeks away 。
他请了两周假照顾生病的父亲:He asked for two weeks' leave to look after his sick father 。
我们需要两周时间完成这项工作:We need two weeks to finish the work 。
音乐会门票将在两周后开售:Concert tickets will go on sale in two weeks 。
她的假期有两周,所以能待13到14天:She's got two weeks' holiday, so about 13-14 days 。
每两周召开一次会议:Meetings are held every two weeks 。
他需提前两周通知公司离职:He must give two weeks notice before leaving the company 。
项目截止日期不到两周了:That's less than two weeks away. We'll never finish it by then! 。
整整两周的旅行让她疲惫但满足:The two full weeks of traveling left her tired but satisfied 。
过去两周,市场波动很大:The last two weeks have seen a lot of market volatility 。
口语中可简化为“a fortnight”(英式英语),但“two weeks”更通用。
避免混淆“two weeks”(时间段)与“two-week”(形容词,如 a two-week trip)。
无论是描述假期、计划还是截止日期,“two weeks”都是表达“14天”的最直接方式,而其所有格形式“two weeks'”则是连接时间与名词的关键纽带。你还能想到哪些需要用“两周”来规划的场景呢?