| 词汇 | twin |
| 释义 | twin | BrE twɪn, AmE twɪn | A. noun ① (one of two offspring) (human) 双胞胎之一 ; (animal) 双生崽之一 ▸ to be expecting twins 怀着双胞胎 ▸ he has a twin 他有一个双胞胎兄弟 ② (one of two objects) 一对相像事物中的一个 ▸ the plate was one of a pair, but I broke its twin 这盘子本来有一对儿，但是我把另一只打碎了 ③ (room) [宾馆] 有一对单人床的房间 ▸ I've booked one double and one twin 我预订了一个双人间和一个标间 B. adjective ① (born as twins) 孪生的 ‹girls, boys›; 双生的 ‹lambs›▸ she has a twin sister 她有一个孪生姐妹 ② (paired) 成对的 ‹engines›▸ the twin towers of the World Trade Center 世贸中心的双子塔 ▸ a ship with twin propellers 有双螺旋桨的船 ③ (combined) 双重的 ‹aims, problems, roles›▸ the twin evils of poverty and violence 贫穷与暴力双重弊端 ④ Botany 并蒂的 ‹flowers›; 双生的 ‹leaves›C. transitive verb present participle twinning past tense, past participle twinned ① British (link for cultural exchange) 使…结成姐妹城市 ‹town›▸ Oxford is twinned with Bonn 牛津与波恩结成了友好城市 ② (combine) 糅合 ‹ideas, themes›▸ the opera twins the themes of love and death 这部歌剧糅合了爱情与死亡的主题 |
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