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查询技巧:
1、输入单个单词准确查询。
2、使用%模糊查询,匹配任意长度字符:
   %a    以a结尾的单词;
   ab%    以ab开头的单词;
   %ac%    含有ac的单词。
3、使用_模糊查询,匹配单个任意字符:
   _a_    三位且a在中间的单词;
   _ad    三位且ad结尾的单词;
   ac_    三位且ac开头的单词;
   _a    两位且a结尾的单词;
   a_    两位且a开头的单词。
4、带连字符-的单词,需含-字符才能模糊查询,如well-know需输入 well-% 。
5、在手机键盘上,如果g上有%和v上有_,则可长按输入。

twice-yearly

adj. 一年两次的

1. The twice-yearly trek has shaped nomadic life here for centuries.
几个世纪以来,这种每年两次的艰苦跋涉形成了这里的游牧生活。
2. This global rebalancing was emphasised this week by the OECD in its twice-yearly Economic Outlook.
全球失衡,目前正在进行回调,这在经济合作与发展组织(OECD)于本周发布的半年一度的《经济展望》(Economic Outlook)中得以强调。
3. The heads of each network present their findings at twice-yearly forums attended by MasterCard's top brass.
每个网络的负责人要在每年两次的论坛上展示他们的研究成果,而该论坛的与会者都是公司高层。
4. The gap between London and New York and the rest of the world is at its narrowest since the twice-yearly survey began in 2007.
在这个半年一度的调查中,此次伦敦、纽约和世界其它城市的差距,是自2007年调查开始以来最小的一次。
5. And retailers haven't completely abandoned the traditional twice-yearly, inventory-clearing sales at the long-established times.
零售商也还没有完全摒弃长久以来形成的一年两次清空存货的传统销售活动。