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单词 twin
释义 twin

twin /twɪn/

adjective [before noun]
1
F0 used to describe two similar things that are a pair:
» twin towers» a car with twin exhaustsThesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities
2
F0 existing at the same time:
» his twin obsessions - women and carsThesaurus+: ↑Relating to time
noun [C]
1
B1 either of two children born to the same mother on the same occasion:
» My sister has twin sons.» a twin sisterThesaurus+: ↑Parents and children
2
F0 one of two very similar things:
» The two countries are often regarded as economic twins.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities
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Extra Examples:» 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.
verb UK
be twinned with F0 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.Thesaurus+: ↑Linking and relating , ↑Regarding and concerning
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