词汇 | twin |
释义 | twin (adjective) twin (verb) twin 10 ENTRIES FOUND: twin (noun) twin (adjective) twin (verb) twin-size (adjective) twin bed (noun) twin town (noun) conjoined twin (noun) fraternal twin (noun) identical twin (noun) Siamese twin (noun) 1 twin /ˈtwɪn/ noun plural twins 1 twin /ˈtwɪn/ noun plural twins Learner's definition of TWIN [count] 1 : either one of two babies that are born at the same time to the same mother双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一 She's the mother of twins.她是一对双胞胎的母亲。 The twins went swimming after lunch.午饭后这对双胞胎去游泳了。 My sister just had twins.我姐姐刚生了一对双胞胎。 Sarah and her brother are twins.萨拉和她的弟弟是一对双胞胎。 I didn't know she had a twin. [=a sister/brother who is her twin]我不知道她还有个孪生姐妹/兄弟。 — compare quadruplet, quintuplet, sextuplet, triplet; see also conjoined twin, fraternal twin, identical twin 2 : either one of two similar things that form a pair一对相似事物中的一个 I found one glove but I can't find its twin. [=I can't find the other glove]我找到了一只手套,但找不到另一只。 2 twin /ˈtwɪn/ adjective 2 twin /ˈtwɪn/ adjective Learner's definition of TWIN always used before a noun 1 — used to describe children who are twins双胞胎的;孪生的 my twin brother [=my brother who is my twin]我的孪生弟弟 They had twin girls.他们生了一对双胞胎女儿。 2 : made up of two similar things that are used together由两个组成的;双联的 a twin-engine airplane [=an airplane that has two engines]双引擎飞机 3 : forming one of a pair of related or connected ideas or places相关联的;双重的 the twin goals of reducing oil dependence and protecting the environment既减少石油依赖又保护环境的双重目标 3 twin /ˈtwɪn/ verb twins; twinned; twinning 3 twin /ˈtwɪn/ verb twins; twinned; twinning Learner's definition of TWIN [+ object] 1 : to bring (two things) together in close association使(两个事物)紧密相连 — usually used as (be) twinned通常用作(be) twinned Research is twinned [=coupled] with technology.研究与科技密不可分。 They will be twinned [=paired] in the pages of history.他们将在史册中被紧密联系在一起。 two cultures with a twinned destiny命运紧密相连的两种文化 2 British : to form a relationship between (two towns in two countries)使(两个国家的两个城市)结成姊妹城市;使结成友好城市 — usually used as (be) twinned通常用作(be) twinned Our town is twinned with a town of roughly the same size in France.我们市与法国一座规模相当的城市结成了友好城市。 |
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