adj.(形容词)

1. 成对的，成双的，一对的
2. 双重的
3. 非常相似的
4. 孪生之一的，双胞胎之一的，一双之一的
5. 双联的
6. 两个同时发生的
7. 孪生的，双胞胎的
8. 酷似的
9. 【植】双生的，双的
10. 由两个相似的部分组成的
11. 配对物的

n.(名词)

1. 孪生儿之一，双胞胎之一
2. 孪生儿
3. 两个极相似的人，相像的人
4. 两个关系极密切的人
5. 双人房间
6. 【天】双子座
7. 【结晶】孪晶
8. 一对相像的事物之一，两个相像的人之一
9. 双胎，联胎
10. 一对中的一方，一对中的一个
11. 对
12. 双子宫
13. “双子”（H-500是美国研制的一种效用机）

v.(动词)

1. （使）偶合
2. 生双胞胎，生孪生儿
3. （使）成对，（使）成双
4. 使结成姐妹市，使结成友好地区
5. 【物】成双晶
6. 使紧密结合
7. 使相连
8. 在同一胎中出生，孪生
9. 生
10. 为…提供配对物，为…配对

n.(名词)

1. [C]孪生儿之一,双胞胎之一 either of two children born of the same mother at the same time
2. [C]两个相像〔密切关联〕的人〔物〕之一 either of people or things closely related or connected, or very like each other

Noun:

1. either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy

2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini

3. a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho

4. a duplicate copy

Adjective:

1. being two identical

Verb:

1. duplicate or match;

   "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
   

2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

   "This fact is coupled to the other one"
   "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"
   "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
   

3. grow as twins;

   "twin crystals"
   

4. give birth to twins

1.双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一
If two people aretwins, they have the same mother and were born on the same day.

e.g. Sarah was looking after the twins...
萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
e.g. I think there are many positive aspects to being atwin…
我认为身为双胞胎中的一个有很多积极方面。

2.成对的;成双的
twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.

e.g. ...thetwin spires of the cathedral.
大教堂的那对尖塔
e.g. ...the world's largesttwin-engined aircraft.
世界上最大的双引擎飞机

3.相似的;相关的
twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.

e.g. ...thetwin concepts of liberty and equality...
自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念
e.g. Nothing was done to save these women from thetwin 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。

4.使结成友好地区;使结为特殊关系
When a place or organization in one countryis twinned with a place or organization in another country, a special relationship is formally established between them.

twin

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

5.(镇或市)友好的,姐妹的
twin towns or cities are twinned with each other.

e.g. This led Zagreb'stwin 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

1. 双晶：当两个结晶长在一起不能分开时,称为双晶(twin). 水晶的双晶有两种,最常见的是贯入双晶(Interpenetranttwin),是两个晶体在形成的过程中晶面相接触,并没有深入另一结晶. 当水晶有两个生长尖端(Termination)时,

2. 双胞胎：但是谚语又说:为了节省用电而早早上床是不智之举--如果制造出双胞胎(twin)的话. 其实你对任何不满、反对、错误或不平,几乎都可以运用幽默的力量来扭转局面. 你是否对现代生活的某些方面感到烦忧和惶恐?幽默的力量能够帮助你,

3.

3. 特温：是最大支流)、布拉克佛特(Blackfoot)、波特纳夫(Portneuf)、拉夫特(Raft)和比格伍德(Big Wood)等河流.亨利斯河及比格伍德河自北边流入蛇河.其他在北边的河流渗入蛇河平原,成为广大地下水库的一部分.米尔纳坝(Milner Dam)下游靠近特温瀑布城处有特温(twin)和肖肖尼(Shoshone)瀑布,

She's expecting twins.

她怀着双胞胎。

Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany.

牛津和德国的波恩结成了友好城市。

The opera twins the themes of love and death.

这出歌剧把爱与死的主题紧密结合在一起。

twin boys'/girls

孪生男孩 / 女孩

a twin brother'/sister

孪生兄弟 / 姐妹中的一个

a ship with twin propellers

有双螺旋桨的船

The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and rehabilitation.

监狱有惩罚和改造双重目的。

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'u2026

我认为身为双胞胎中的一个有很多积极方面。

...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

...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。

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。

This led Zagreb's twin town, Mainz, to donate 'u00a370,000-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。

The sympathy between the twin brothers is so great that they often smile and cry at the same things.

这对孪生兄弟的共同情感非常强烈,他们常常对于同一事物要笑就一起笑,要哭就一起哭.

The twin problems of economic failure and social disintegration.

经济失败和社会解体这对孪生问题.

Objective To investigate the clinic effects of the twin pregnancy after assistant reproductive tech 'u02c9 nology.

生殖技术[摘要]目地探讨辅助生殖技术后多胎妊娠地临床结局.

The twin brothers bled for their country and died without any regrets.

这对孪生兄弟为国流血牺牲,死而无憾.

I need it for tonight. I prefer twin beds. I'll settle for a double.

我今天晚上要住. 我比较喜欢有两张床的房间.我可以勉强接受一张双人床.

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

过了三个月，我们上了亚力山太的船，往前行。这船以宙斯双子为记，是在海岛过了冬的。

There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.

这工具的两边各有一对孔眼.

Both the twin brothers were born and bred in London.

这对双胞胎兄弟是在伦敦长大的.

She is often mistaken for her twin sister.

她常被人当作是她的孪生姐妹.

Can you tell her from her twin sister?

你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开 吗 ?

The twin brothers are as like as two peas.

那两个兄弟毫无二致.

1. Many people thought they were twins.
   许多人以为他们是双胞胎。
2. The plate was one of a pair, but I broke its twin.
   这盘子原来有一对,我打坏了一个。
3. There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.
   这工具的两边有一对孔眼。

动词+～

• twins">give birth to twins生双胞胎
• twins">have twins有一对孪生子
• twins">tell twins区分双胞胎

• Every twin female..is not necessarily barren, even when the other calf is a male.

  出自：W. C. L. Martin

• His twin daughters, Alma and Sophie.

  出自：C. Morley

• Ah, my cruel cruel step-dame, who hath twinn'd our love for aye.

  出自：Fraser's Magazine

家庭

A：Hey, Olaf, is this a picture of you?
嗨，噢拉夫，这是你的照片吗？

B：That’s a good guess, but actually that’s my brother.
猜对了。但实际上这是我哥哥的。

twin

A：But, he looks just like you!
可他长得真像你！

B：Maybe that’s because we’re twins!
也许因为我们是双胞胎吧！

A：I see. Who else is in the picture?
我明白了。照片中还有谁？

B：The person to mytwin brother’s left is his wife, Susan.
我双胞胎哥哥的左边是他的妻子苏珊。

A：Do they have any children?
他们有孩子吗？

B：They just have one son named David. He’s the little one over there wearing the red sweater.
他们只有一个儿子，叫大卫，就是那边那个穿红毛线衫的小孩。

A：Oh, he’s very cute. Who is the woman next to Susan?
噢，他看起来真可爱。苏珊旁边的那位女士是谁？

B：That’s my older sister, Frederique.
那是我姐姐，芙瑞德瑞克。

twin的反义词

A：Is she married?
她结婚了吗？

B：No, but she’s been dating the same guy for five years. He’s the guy with the glasses behind her.
没有。但她已和同一个人约会谈恋爱五年啦，就是她后面戴眼镜的那位。

twin的意思

A：He’s cute. What about your parents? Are they in the picture, too?
他挺招人喜欢的。你的父母呢？他们也在照片上吗？

B：No, the older couple in the picture is my aunt Mary and my uncle Joseph.
他们不在照片上。照片上的那对年老夫妇是我的玛丽姨妈和约瑟夫姨夫。

A：Why aren’t you in that picture?
你怎么不在照片上？

B：I was taking it!
我在（给他们）拍照！

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的twinn，意为成对的。