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twin
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- Conjugation :
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twinned
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twinning
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- twin
[twɪn]
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1.
adjective
[+sister, brother]
孪生的
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2.
adjective
[+spires, towers etc]
成双的
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3.
noun
[c]
(person) 双胞胎
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4.
noun
(also： twin room) 双人房
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5.
vt.
[BRIT]
[+towns etc]
to be twinned with 与…结对子
Collins English-English Dictionary
- twin
[twɪn]
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1.
n
macle a crystal consisting of two parts each of which has a definite orientation to the other
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2.
n
either of two persons or animals conceived at the same time
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3.
n
(as modifier) - See also identical fraternal
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a twin brother
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4.
n
either of two persons or things that are identical or very similar; counterpart
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5.
n
(as modifier)
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twin carburettors
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6.
vb
to pair or be paired together; couple
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to bear twins
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8.
vi.
[intr]
(of a crystal) to form into a twin
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9.
vi.
[intr]
[Archaic]
to be born as a twin
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to create a reciprocal relation between (two towns in different countries); pair (a town) with another in a different country
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11.
vi.
[intr]
(of a town) to be paired with a town in a different country
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12.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English twinn; related to Old High German zwiniling twin, Old Norse tvinnr double
Examples
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to mistake one twin for the other
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把两个孪生兄弟认错
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twin girls
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孪生女
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He is so joyful, the direct opposite of his twin brother.
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他是那样的快乐，他的孪生哥哥则恰恰相反。
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Of the twin brothers, Tom is the elder by a few minutes.
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这对孪生兄弟里，汤姆早出生了几分钟。
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My twin sister and I differ in many ways.
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I can distinguish him from his twin brother by the mole on his neck.
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我能从他脖子上的黑痣把他和他孪生兄弟分辨出来。
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twin carburettors
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