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单词 twin
释义 twin

—twin /twɪn/

Ⅰ
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
Ⅱ
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.
Ⅲ
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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