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two-way

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌtwo-ˈway adjective  1 DIRECTIONmoving or allowing movement in both directions 双向的;可双向通行的 two-way traffic 双向交通 two-way trade 双向贸易2 used to describe a relationship which needs effort from both the people or groups involved 相互的,彼此的,有来有往的 Corruption is a two-way process. 腐败是双向的过程。3. TCBa two-way radio both sends and receives messages 〔无线电〕收发两用的
Examples from the Corpus
two-wayOf course communication is two-way, and the mood of the recipients is also important for effective communication.Nevertheless, in this two-way causal relationship, poverty is primarily a cause of illness and only secondarily its effect.Managers who want two-way communication with their staff must be prepared to listen to what they have to say.It was impossible to have a two-way conversation with Derek, because he never stopped talking.Each carries a two-way radio, connected to the office.None of the older mains-communications techniques can provide the necessary two-way signalling between consumer and supplier.Some schools used two-way television instruction.
ˌtwo-ˈway adjectiveChineseSyllable
directions in or allowing movement both moving Corpus


two-way
ˌtwo-ˈway adjective
1. moving or allowing movement in both directions:
    two-way traffic
    two-way trade
2. used to describe a relationship which needs effort from both the people or groups involved:
    Corruption is a two-way process.
3. a two-way radio both sends and receives messages


two-wayBrE /ˌtuː ˈweɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtuː ˈweɪ/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] moving in two different directions; allowing sth to move in two different directions 双行的;双向的two-way traffic双向交通two-way trade双向贸易a two-way switch (= that allows electric current to be turned on or off from either of two points) 双路开关(of communication between people 人际交流) needing equal effort from both people or groups involved 相互的;彼此的;有来有往的Friendship is a two-way process. 友谊是一种相互的关系。🔊🔊(of radio equipment, etc. 无线电设备等) used both for sending and receiving signals 收发两用的