1 N-COUNT [oft NOUN n] 双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一 If two people are twins, they have the same mother and were born on the same day. 双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一
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Sarah was looking after the twins.
萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
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I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin…
我认为身为双胞胎中的一个有很多积极方面。
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She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。
SYN double, counterpart, mate, match
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 成对的;成双的 Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together. 成对的;成双的
SYN identical, matched, matching, double
3 ADJ [ADJ n] 相似的;相关的 Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way. 相似的;相关的
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...the twin concepts of liberty and equality.
自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念
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Nothing was done to save these women from the twin evils of begging or the workhouse.
没有采取任何措施把这些妇女从乞讨或济贫院这两大相似的灾难中拯救出来。
SYN closely related, parallel, corresponding, complementary
4 VERB [usually passive] 使结成友好地区;使结为特殊关系 When a place or organization in one country is twinned with a place or organization in another country, a special relationship is formally established between them. 使结成友好地区;使结为特殊关系 [British]
SYN pair, match, join, couple
5 ADJ [ADJ n] (镇或市)友好的,姐妹的 Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other. (镇或市)友好的,姐妹的 [British]
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This led Zagreb's twin town, Mainz, to donate £70,000-worth of high-quality equipment.
这使得萨格勒布的友好城市美因茨捐赠了价值 7 万英镑的高品质装备。
in AM, use 美国英语用 sister cities
6 See also: identical twin Siamese twin
| Word Link | twi ≈ two : twice, twilight, twin |
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