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N-COUNT
雙胞胎之一;孿生兒之一
If two people are twins, they have the same mother and were born on the same day.
例句
Sarah was looking after the twins...
薩拉當時正在照管那對雙胞胎。
I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin…
我認為身為雙胞胎中的一個有很多積極方面。
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ADJ
成對的;成雙的
Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
例句
...the twin spires of the cathedral.
大教堂的那對尖塔
...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.
世界上最大的雙引擎飛機
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ADJ
相似的;相關(guān)的
Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
例句
...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...
自由與平等這兩個密切相關(guān)的概念
Nothing was done to save these women from the twin evils of begging or the workhouse.
沒有采取任何措施把這些婦女從乞討或濟貧院這兩大相似的災難中拯救出來。
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VERB
使結(jié)成友好地區(qū);使結(jié)為特殊關(guān)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.
例句
Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe...
5 家波蘭銀行將和 5 家西歐銀行結(jié)為姐妹銀行。
The borough is twinned with Kasel in Germany.
該自治市與德國的卡瑟爾市結(jié)成了友好城市。
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ADJ
(鎮(zhèn)或市)友好的,姐妹的
Twin towns or cities are twinned with each other.
例句
This led Zagreb's twin town, Mainz, to donate ￡70,000-worth of high-quality equipment.
這使得薩格勒布的友好城市美因茨捐贈了價值 7 萬英鎊的高品質(zhì)裝備。