twin
美音:[twın
]
英音:[twın
]
n.双胞胎中一人,孪生子 adj.双胞胎的,一对的,相似的 vi.生双胞胎,成对 vt.孪生,使成对
难易程度:
twin为短语/超纲词汇
词频:3097
词形变化:
动词过去式:twinned 过去分词:twinned 现在分词:twinning 第三人称单数:twins
词根
twi-=two
近义词, 同义词
similarity resemblance likeness similitude semblance affinity approximation parallelism agreement analogy correspondence parity brotherhood family likeness repetition sameness identity uniformity analogue the like match pendant fellow companion pair mate twin double counterpart brother sister one's second self alter ego chip off the old block* birds of a feather parallel type spitting image*similar resembling like alike twin analogous analogical parallel of a piece such as so allied to akin to consanguineous approximate much the same near close something like sort lifelike faithful true to nature true to life the very picture of as like as two peas in a pod cast in the same mold cut from the same cloth
twin
/twɪn; twɪn/
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. 她怀着双胞胎.
* 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.
v (-nn-) [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*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.
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. 她怀着双胞胎.
* 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.
v (-nn-) [esp passive 尤用于被动语态
*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.
1. Would your twin live a shorter life because he or she started out with DNA that was already 10, 20, or 30 years old?
你的孪生兄弟或姐妹出生时DNA就已经10、20或30岁了，难道就因为这样他或她的寿命会更短吗？
2. The younger twin might grow up with different influences — say, unusual friends or special teachers.
年少的双胞胎成长时会受到不同的影响——比如说，不一样的朋友和特别的老师等。
3. And parents whose child has a fatal disease like cancer might be able to clone the child, creating a twin who could be a bone-marrow (骨髓) donor.
而那些孩子患有诸如癌症等不治之症的父母也能克隆一个孩子，创造出一个能提供骨髓的双胞胎。
4. She is now assistant editor of the Twin Cities Courier (《双城信使报》) in St. Paul, Minnesota.
她现在是明尼苏达州圣保罗《双城信使报》的助理编辑。
5. Sarah's ability to solve her dilemma by rooming with her identical twin is unusual, but the conflict she faced is not.
萨拉以和同卵双生姐妹同住的办法走出了她的困境，这种办法倒很少见，但她所遇到的冲突却并不罕见。
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你的孪生兄弟或姐妹出生时DNA就已经10、20或30岁了，难道就因为这样他或她的寿命会更短吗？
2. The younger twin might grow up with different influences — say, unusual friends or special teachers.
年少的双胞胎成长时会受到不同的影响——比如说，不一样的朋友和特别的老师等。
3. And parents whose child has a fatal disease like cancer might be able to clone the child, creating a twin who could be a bone-marrow (骨髓) donor.
而那些孩子患有诸如癌症等不治之症的父母也能克隆一个孩子，创造出一个能提供骨髓的双胞胎。
4. She is now assistant editor of the Twin Cities Courier (《双城信使报》) in St. Paul, Minnesota.
她现在是明尼苏达州圣保罗《双城信使报》的助理编辑。
5. Sarah's ability to solve her dilemma by rooming with her identical twin is unusual, but the conflict she faced is not.
萨拉以和同卵双生姐妹同住的办法走出了她的困境，这种办法倒很少见，但她所遇到的冲突却并不罕见。
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