twin
twin
英[twɪn]美[twɪn]
n.孪生儿之一，双胞胎之一，两个相像的人或物之一，孪晶，双人床；
vt.尤用于英国)使结成姊妹城市，使（两人或两事物）紧密结合，使偶合，使相连；
adj.成对的，成双的，双重的，双联的；
复数：twins;
第三人称单数：twins;
过去式：twinned;
现在分词：twinning;
例句
She is often mistaken for her twin sister.她常被人当作是她的孪生姐妹。
There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.这工具的两边各有一对孔眼。
twin statuettes on the mantelpiece壁炉台上一对小雕像
It is hard to distinguish him from his twin brother.很难辨认出他和他的孪生兄弟。
Both the twin brothers were born and bred in London.这对双胞胎兄弟是在伦敦长大的。
The inner asteroid belt be a virtual twin to the belt in our solar system.事实上,内部的那个小行星带跟我们地球的小行星带犹如双胞胎一般,极为相似.
...the growing use on the North Atlantic routes of long-range twin-engined aircraft.远程双引擎飞机在北大西洋航线上越来越多的使用
Objective To report three - year - old twin brothers with speech stunting.目的报道孪生兄弟同患语言发育迟缓的临床结果.
The nose unit is twin - wheeled and retracts rearward.前鼻单元是双轮并向后收起.
They are motivated by the twin goads of punishment and reward.他们受赏与罚的双重因素所激励.
英语六级真题
Social learning theories also don't explain why reinforcement and modeling work for some children but not others, especially those in the same family and even identical twins.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文He does not believe they are twin sisters.
出自-2013年12月听力原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
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.
例句
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。ADJ
成对的;成双的
Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
例句
...the twin spires of the cathedral.大教堂的那对尖塔...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.世界上*大的双引擎飞机ADJ
相似的;相关的
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
例句
...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。VERB
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.
例句
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。ADJ
(镇或市)友好的,姐妹的
Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other.
例句
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。英汉词典释义
n.
孪生儿之一, 双胞胎之一
Many people thought they were twins.许多人以为他们是双胞胎。两个相像[密切关联]的人[物]之一
There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.这工具的两边各有一对孔眼。vt.
尤用于英国）使结成姊妹城市，使结成友好地区
使（两人或两事物）紧密结合；使偶合；使相连
adj.
成对的；成双的
双重的；双联的；两个同时发生的
孪生之一的；双胞胎之一的
英英词典释义
Noun
1. either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
2. a duplicate copy
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
Adjective
1. being two identical
2. very similar
行业词典
冶金学： 孪晶；
医学： 双胎，挛生：一次妊娠生下的两个孩子，无论单卵挛生或异卵挛生，都是同时受精和发育而成的；
土木工程： 双线隧道；twin-track tunnel, double track tunnel；
地质学： 双晶；
水产： 双体渔船；hull fishing vessel 具有两个相互平行的船体，其上部用强力构架联成一个整体的渔船。；
物理学： 孪晶［体］；［crystal］, bicrystal；
电力： 双流体雾化；twin-fluid atomization；
电工： 对线组；
