twin

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

noun

1. 孪生儿之一；双胞胎之一
   one of two children born at the same time to the same mother
   1. She's expecting twins.
      她怀着双胞胎。
2. 一对相像的事物之一
   one of two similar things that make a pair

verb

1. 使结成姊妹城市；使结成友好地区
   to make a close relationship between two towns or areas
   1. Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany.
      牛津和德国的波恩结成了友好城市。
2. 使（两人或两事物）紧密结合；使耦合；使相连
   to join two people or things closely together
   1. 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。

adj.

1. 孪生之一的；双胞胎之一的
   used to describe one of a pair of children who are twins
   1. twin boys/girls
      孪生男孩 / 女孩
   2. a twin brother/sister
      孪生兄弟 / 姐妹中的一个
2. 成对的；成双的
   used to describe two things that are used as a pair
   1. a ship with twin propellers
      有双螺旋桨的船
3. 双重的；双联的；两个同时发生的
   used to describe two things that are connected, or present or happening at the same time
   1. The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and rehabilitation.
      监狱有惩罚和改造双重目的。

名词复数形式:twins 过去分词:twinned 现在分词:twinning 第三人称单数:twins 过去式:twinned

twin 成比的，成对的，双胞胎

词源同 two,二。引申词义成双的，成对的等，后用于指双胞胎。

1. Edgar cast a disdainful look at his twin.
   埃德加朝他的双胞胎兄弟投去鄙夷的目光。
2. Before we left the camp, my twin brother and I moulded a chair out of mud.
   离开营地前，我和孪生弟弟用泥巴做了一把椅子。
3. You can avoid the single supplement by agreeing to share a twin room.
   你若同意合住双人房间就可以省下单间附加费了。
4. A mother yesterday won a tug-of-love battle for custody of her twin daughters.
   昨天一个母亲在监护权之争中获胜，赢得了双胞胎女儿的监护权。
5. Sarah was looking after the twins
   萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
6. 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。
7. She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
   她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。
8. 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。
9. 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。
10. 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。
11. She is married with twin sons and a third child on the way.
    她已经结婚，有一对双胞胎儿子，第三个宝宝也即将出世。
12. Tom is hardly distinguishable from his twin brother.
    汤姆和他的孪生哥哥几乎令人分辨不出。
13. The twin brothers are as like as two peas.
    那两个兄弟毫无二致。
14. 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。
15. His wife gave birth to twin girls.
    她妻子生了一对双胞胎女孩。
16. The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
    这对孪生兄弟外貌很相像，但性格却相差很大。
17. She always confuses John with his twin brother.
    她总是把约翰和他的孪生兄弟混起来。
18. Because they are very much alike people are always mistaking him for his twin brother.
    因为他们长得非常相像，人们总把他错认为是他的孪生兄弟。
19. The twin sisters played a game of chess just now.
    这一对孪生姐妹刚下了一盘棋。
20. I have a twin brother.
    我有一个双胞胎兄弟。
21. You have a twin sister?
    你有一个双胞胎姐妹？
22. I can tell her from her twin sister.
    我能区分出她和她的双胞胎姐姐。
23. I found my identical hand twin!
    我找到了我的同手双胞胎！
24. I have a twin brother and one sister.
    我有个双胞胎哥哥，还有个姐姐。
25. I love you, my twin sister!
    我爱你，我的双胞胎妹妹！
26. Here are photos of me and my twin sister Liu Ying.
    这里是我和我的双胞胎妹妹刘英。
27. One twin and one single. Is that right?
    一个双人房和一个单人房，对不对？
28. Jack: Are you as tall as your twin sister?
    杰克：你和你的双胞胎姐妹一样高吗？