Twin
[ twɪn ]
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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;
💡 词根助记
twi(two)+n→双胞胎之一；一对双胞胎；双胞胎的；成对的
📝 例句
The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
那对双胞兄弟外表相似，但性格却相差很大。
He wore a broad grin, displaying twin stumps of teeth.
他咧嘴笑着,露出一对残牙。
He is the younger twin of the two.
他是这对双胞胎中的弟弟。
His wife gave birth to twin girls.
她妻子生了一对双胞胎女孩。
In Caucasian populations, about 1 in every 87 deliveries is a twin birth.
在白人人群中，大约每87个分娩中就有一对双生婴儿。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ twin-双胞胎,win-赢:生两个赢一个
※ t-拼音“特”,win-战胜:特务战胜了孪生子
※ twin-双胞胎之一,thin-瘦的:双胞胎之一身体非常瘦
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
twin
n
1 [C] either of a pair of children or young animals born of the same mother at the same time 双胞胎之一; 孪生儿之一
She is expecting twins. 她怀著双胞胎.
One ewe has produced twins. 一只母羊一胎生了两只小羊.
[attrib 作定语]
my twin brother/sister 我的孪生兄弟[姐妹]
twin lambs 一胎生的两只小羊羔.
2 [C] either of a pair of similar, usu matching, things 一对相似的（通常相匹配的）事物之一
The plate was one of a pair, but I broke its twin. 这盘子原来有一对, 我打坏了一个.
[attrib 作定语]
There are twin holes on each side of the instrument. 这器械的两边有一对眼 孔.
a ship with twin (ie two identical) propellers 双推进器的船.
3 the Twins [pl]
= Gemini. twin, v (-nn-) [esp passive 尤用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth)
(a) join (two people or things) closely together; pair 将（两人或两事物）结合在一起; 匹配.
(b) set up a special relationship between (two towns in different countries), eg by organizing social or sporting visits 在（两国各一城市）之间建立关系（如开展社交或体育互访活动）
Oxford is twinned with Bonn. 牛津与波恩结成了友好城市.
🎯 考研助记
tw(two二)+in(里面):里面有两个- 双胞胎
🔁 扩展释义
*[twin]n. 双胞胎中一人, 一对非常相像的人(或物)中的一个a. 双胞胎的, 成对的, 孪生的vi. 生双胞胎, 成对vt. 怀(双胞胎), 使成对【化】 孪晶【医】 双胎, 双生儿
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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If I make my own decision,
如果我自己作决定的话，
He that has no children knows not what is love.
没有孩子的人，不懂什么叫爱。
This immense chasm has been formed by an underground stream which has tunneled a course through a flaw in the rocks.
这个深邃的洞穴是由一条地下暗泉冲刷岩石中的缝隙并使之慢慢变大而形成的。