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1. 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. 

  • 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。

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

  • ...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

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

  • ...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。

4. 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. 

  • 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。

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  • 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. ADJ (镇或市)友好的,姐妹的 Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other. 

  • 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
6. See also: identical twin; Siamese twin;  
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

1. Both the twin brothers were born and bred in London.
这对双胞胎兄弟是在伦敦长大的。

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2. Can you tell Tom from his twin brother?
你能把汤姆和他的孪生兄弟分辨开吗？

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3. Can you tell her from her twin sister?
你能将她和她的孪生姐妹分开吗？

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4. His wife gave birth to twin girls.
她妻子生了一对双胞胎女孩。

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5. She is often mistaken for her twin sister.
她常被人当作是她的孪生姐妹。

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6. Shorthand and typewriting have been described as the twin arts.
速记和打字被说成是一对孪生技巧。

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7. The small mote on her forehead distinguishes her from her twin sister.
她额头上的这个小斑点是她与其双胞胎妹妹的区别。

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8. 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。

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9. 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。

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10. The twin brothers are as like as two peas.
那两个兄弟毫无二致。

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11. 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。

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12. There are twin holes on each side of the instrument.
这工具的两边各有一对孔眼。

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13. 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。

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14. You're always mixing me up with my twin brother.
你老是分辨不出我和我的双胞胎弟弟。

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