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Twin N I Adj 形容词   [Adj Brother Describe

英语单词 twin
英美音标 英 [twɪn] 美 [twɪn]
中文释义 adj.孪生的;紧密联系的
n.双胞胎之一
英语例句 (1) I always confounded him with his twin brother.
(2) They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.
(3) I can't tell one twin from the other.
中文例句 (1) 我总分不清他和他的孪生兄弟。
(2) 他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励。
(3) 我分不出双胞胎中谁是谁。
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
  [oft N n]
  • Sarah was looking after the twins...

    萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。

  • 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。

  • She had a twin brother and a younger brother.

    她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。

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[ADJ 形容词]成对的;成双的 Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...the twin spires of the cathedral.

    大教堂的那对尖塔

  • ...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.

    世界上最大的双引擎飞机

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[ADJ 形容词]相似的;相关的 Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
  [ADJ n]
  • ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...

    自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]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.
  [be V-ed with n]
  [V-ed]
  [usu passive]
  [BRIT 英]
  • Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe...

    5 家波兰银行将和 5 家西欧银行结为姐妹银行。

  • The borough is twinned with Kasel in Germany.

    该自治市与德国的卡瑟尔市结成了友好城市。

twinning
  • The twinning of Leeds and St Mary was formalised at a function held last week.

    在上周举行的典礼上,利兹市与圣玛丽市正式缔结为姐妹城市。

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[ADJ 形容词](镇或市)友好的,姐妹的 Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other.
  [ADJ n]
  [BRIT 英]
  • 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
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See also:
identical twin
Siamese twin

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