名词孪晶; 孪生儿之一，双胞胎之一; 两个相像的人或物之一; 双人床
及物动词尤用于英国)使结成姊妹城市; 使（两人或两事物）紧密结合; 使偶合; 使相连
形容词成对的; 成双的; 双重的; 双联的
形容词
1. She gave birth to twins.
她生了双胞胎。
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2. He is the younger twin of the two.
他是这对双胞胎中的弟弟。
1. 双晶：当两个结晶长在一起不能分开时,称为双晶(Twin). 水晶的双晶有两种,最常见的是贯入双晶(Interpenetrant Twin),是两个晶体在形成的过程中晶面相接触,并没有深入另一结晶. 当水晶有两个生长尖端(Termination)时,
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2. 双胞胎：但是谚语又说:为了节省用电而早早上床是不智之举--如果制造出双胞胎(twin)的话. 其实你对任何不满、反对、错误或不平,几乎都可以运用幽默的力量来扭转局面. 你是否对现代生活的某些方面感到烦忧和惶恐?幽默的力量能够帮助你,
3. 特温：是最大支流)、布拉克佛特(Blackfoot)、波特纳夫(Portneuf)、拉夫特(Raft)和比格伍德(Big Wood)等河流.亨利斯河及比格伍德河自北边流入蛇河.其他在北边的河流渗入蛇河平原,成为广大地下水库的一部分.米尔纳坝(Milner Dam)下游靠近特温瀑布城处有特温(Twin)和肖肖尼(Shoshone)瀑布,
1. 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.
e.g. Sarah was looking after the twins...
萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
e.g. 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。
2. 成对的;成双的
Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
e.g. ...the twin spires of the cathedral.
大教堂的那对尖塔
e.g. ...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.
世界上最大的双引擎飞机
3. 相似的;相关的
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
e.g. ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...
自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念
e.g. 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. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
1. 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.
e.g. Sarah was looking after the twins...
萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
e.g. 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。
2. 成对的;成双的
Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
e.g. ...the twin spires of the cathedral.
大教堂的那对尖塔
e.g. ...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.
世界上最大的双引擎飞机
3. 相似的;相关的
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
e.g. ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...
自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念
e.g. 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. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
家庭
A：Hey, Olaf, is this a picture of you?
嗨，噢拉夫，这是你的照片吗？
B：That’s a good guess, but actually that’s my brother.
猜对了。但实际上这是我哥哥的。
A：But, he looks just like you!
可他长得真像你！
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B：Maybe that’s because we’re twins!
也许因为我们是双胞胎吧！
A：I see. Who else is in the picture?
我明白了。照片中还有谁？
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B：The person to my twin brother’s left is his wife, Susan.
我双胞胎哥哥的左边是他的妻子苏珊。
A：Do they have any children?
他们有孩子吗？
B：They just have one son named David. He’s the little one over there wearing the red sweater.
他们只有一个儿子，叫大卫，就是那边那个穿红毛线衫的小孩。
A：Oh, he’s very cute. Who is the woman next to Susan?
噢，他看起来真可爱。苏珊旁边的那位女士是谁？
B：That’s my older sister, Frederique.
那是我姐姐，芙瑞德瑞克。
A：Is she married?
她结婚了吗？
B：No, but she’s been dating the same guy for five years. He’s the guy with the glasses behind her.
没有。但她已和同一个人约会谈恋爱五年啦，就是她后面戴眼镜的那位。
A：He’s cute. What about your parents? Are they in the picture, too?
他挺招人喜欢的。你的父母呢？他们也在照片上吗？
B：No, the older couple in the picture is my aunt Mary and my uncle Joseph.
他们不在照片上。照片上的那对年老夫妇是我的玛丽姨妈和约瑟夫姨夫。
A：Why aren’t you in that picture?
你怎么不在照片上？
B：I was taking it!
我在（给他们）拍照！