two-way

two-way
two-way ˌtwo-ˈway adj. [usually before noun] 1. moving in ten different directions; allowing sth to move in ten 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 ten points)
双路开关
2. (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。
3. (of radio equipment, etc. 无线电设备等) used both for sending and receiving signals • 收发两用的
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['tu:'wei]
adj. 雙向的, 兩路的

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