Twin
[ tw?n ]
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n. 孿生兒之一，雙胞胎之一;兩個相像的人或物之一;孿晶;雙人床;
vt. 尤用于英國)使結成姊妹城市;使（兩人或兩事物）緊密結合;使偶合;使相連;
adj. 成對的;成雙的;雙重的;雙聯的;
?? 詞根助記
twi(two)+n→雙胞胎之一；一對雙胞胎；雙胞胎的；成對的
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The twin brothers are alike in appearance but differ greatly in disposition.
那對雙胞兄弟外表相似，但性格卻相差很大。
He wore a broad grin, displaying twin stumps of teeth.
他咧嘴笑著,露出一對殘牙。
He is the younger twin of the two.
他是這對雙胞胎中的弟弟。
His wife gave birth to twin girls.
她妻子生了一對雙胞胎女孩。
In Caucasian populations, about 1 in every 87 deliveries is a twin birth.
在白人人群中，大約每87個分娩中就有一對雙生嬰兒。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ twin-雙胞胎,win-贏:生兩個贏一個
※ t-拼音“特”,win-戰勝:特務戰勝了孿生子
※ twin-雙胞胎之一,thin-瘦的:雙胞胎之一身體非常瘦
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twin
n
1 [C] either of a pair of children or young animals born of the same mother at the same time 雙胞胎之一; 孿生兒之一
She is expecting twins. 她懷著雙胞胎.
One ewe has produced twins. 一只母羊一胎生了兩只小羊.
[attrib 作定語]
my twin brother/sister 我的孿生兄弟[姐妹]
twin lambs 一胎生的兩只小羊羔.
2 [C] either of a pair of similar, usu matching, things 一對相似的（通常相匹配的）事物之一
The plate was one of a pair, but I broke its twin. 這盤子原來有一對, 我打壞了一個.
[attrib 作定語]
There are twin holes on each side of the instrument. 這器械的兩邊有一對眼 孔.
a ship with twin (ie two identical) propellers 雙推進器的船.
3 the Twins [pl]
= Gemini. twin, v (-nn-) [esp passive 尤用於被動語態
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth)
(a) join (two people or things) closely together; pair 將（兩人或兩事物）結合在一起; 匹配.
(b) set up a special relationship between (two towns in different countries), eg by organizing social or sporting visits 在（兩國各一城市）之間建立關系（如開展社交或體育互訪活動）
Oxford is twinned with Bonn. 牛津與波恩結成了友好城市.
?? 考研助記
tw(two二)+in(里面):里面有兩個- 雙胞胎
?? 擴展釋義
*[twin]n. 雙胞胎中一人, 一對非常相像的人(或物)中的一個a. 雙胞胎的, 成對的, 孿生的vi. 生雙胞胎, 成對vt. 懷(雙胞胎), 使成對【化】 孿晶【醫】 雙胎, 雙生兒
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No, we didn't leave anything in the room.
不是， 我們沒有弄丟任何東西在房間里 。
For here or to go?
在這兒吃還是帶走？
Our TV set was broken last week. He mended it for us.
上星期我們的電視機壞了。他為我們修好了。