both meaning in English
adj.
两，双，双方，两面，二者。 both times两次。 both sides 双方。 both these books这两本书。 both (the) brothers兄弟二人。 both his hands 两手。 B- girls are beautiful. 两个姑娘都漂亮。 I don't want both books. 我不是两本书都要〔只要其中一本〕。 have it both ways (在议论中)忽左忽右〔以自相矛盾的观点作为论据〕。 not both 一面，单独。
pron.
两者，二者，双方。 B- are dead. 这两人都死了。 both of them 他们双方，两者都。 B- of the girls are beautiful. 两个姑娘都漂亮。 They were scientists both. 双方都是科学家〔both 与 they 同格〕。 I don't know both. 我不是两个人都认识〔只认识其中之一〕。
adv.
皆，哪个都；并且，兼，又〔用在有and 连接的二个以上词句前，与neither...nor 正相反〕。 B- brother and sister are dead. 哥哥和妹妹都死了。 It is both good and cheap. 它又便宜又好，它价廉物美。 She can both sing and dance. 她又会唱歌又会跳舞，她能歌善舞。 both before the war and during the war 无论在战前还是在战时。 both Chaucer and Shakespeare and Milton 无论是乔塞、莎士比亚还是弥尔顿。
Examples
- She is both virile and feminine .
她既有男子的气概，又有女性的娇柔。 - Both are now equally current in britain .
两者目前在英国都同时流行。 - Of course i knew them both directly .
我当然一下子就认出了他们两个。 - It may be possible to reconcile both objectives .
也许可能兼顾双方。 - Both teams have shown good sportsmanship .
两队的队员都赛出了好风格。