twin
noun [ C ] uk/twɪn/ us/twɪn/
B1 双胞胎之一
either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion
My sister has twin sons. 我姐姐有对双胞胎的儿子。
a twin sister 双胞胎姐妹中的一个
两个极相似的事物之一
one of two very similar things
The two countries are often regarded as economic twins. 这两个国家经常被认为经济情况如出一辙。
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- My twin sister and I have got the same nose.
- Meeting a twin brother I didn't know I had was an unnerving experience.
- A special closeness is supposed to exist between twins.
- The youngest boys are so close in age they look like twins.
- To avoid confusion, the twins never wore the same clothes.
twin
adjective [ before noun ] uk/twɪn/ us/twɪn/
成对的，成双的
used to describe two similar things that are a pair
twin towers 双子塔
a car with twin exhausts 双排气管小汽车
同时出现的
existing at the same time
his twin obsessions - women and cars 他的两大爱好——女人和汽车
twin
verb UK uk/twɪn/ us/twɪn/
be twinned with 与…结成姐妹城
If a town in one country is twinned with a town in another country, the two towns have a special relationship.
Cambridge is twinned with Heidelberg. 剑桥和海德堡结成了姊妹城。