单词 | twin town |
释义 | twin1 /twin/noun
To couple together, or to produce, like a twin or twins intransitive verb
ORIGIN: OE getwinn (noun) twin, twinn (adj) double; cf twi- twinˈer noun (de la Mare) A double limerick twinˈling noun (now dialect) A twin twinned adjective
twinnˈing noun twinˈship noun The condition or relation of a twin or twins twin axis noun The axis of symmetry of a twin crystal twin bed noun Either of a matching pair of single beds twin-beddˈed adjective twin birth noun
twinˈ-born adjective Born at the same birth twin brother noun A brother born at the same birth twin-camˈ adjective (of an engine) having two camshafts twin crystal or twinned crystal noun (crystallography, mineralogy) A crystal composed of two or more individuals in a systematic crystallographic orientation with respect to one another twin-enˈgined adjective (chiefly of an aircraft) having a pair of engines twinˈflower noun A N American plant of the genus Linnaea having paired flowers twin-lensˈ adjective (of a camera) having two identical sets of lenses twin paradox noun A phenomenon suggested by the theory of relativity which imagines a scenario in which one of a pair of twins lives in the normal way, while the other twin is sent out in a spaceship travelling at great speeds, with the effect that the travelling twin eventually returns younger than the other twin twin plane noun The plane of symmetry of a twin crystal twinˈ-screw adjective (of a ship) with two propellers on separate shafts twinˈset noun A cardigan and jumper made more or less to match twin sister noun A sister born at the same birth twin town noun A town paired with another foreign town of similar size for the purpose of social, cultural and commercial exchanges twinˈ-track adjective Consisting of or split between two simultaneous, complementary or reciprocal elements, activities, jobs, etc twinˈ-tub noun A type of washing machine with separate drums for washing and spin-drying (also adjective) |
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