Twins

英 [twɪnz]

美 [twɪnz]

双子星座; 【电影】龙兄鼠弟

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一
  If two people aretwins, they have the same mother and were born on the same day.
  1. Sarah was looking after the twins...
     萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
  2. I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin…
     我认为身为双胞胎中的一个有很多积极方面。
  3. She had a twin brother and a younger brother.
     她有一个双胞胎哥哥和一个弟弟。
• ADJ 成对的;成双的
  Twinis used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together.
  1. ...the twin spires of the cathedral.
     大教堂的那对尖塔
  2. ...the world's largest twin-engined aircraft.
     世界上最大的双引擎飞机
• ADJ 相似的;相关的
  Twinis used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way.
  1. ...the twin concepts of liberty and equality...
     自由与平等这两个密切相关的概念
  2. Nothing was done to save these women from the twin evils of begging or the workhouse.
     没有采取任何措施把这些妇女从乞讨或济贫院这两大相似的灾难中拯救出来。
• VERB 使结成友好地区;使结为特殊关系
  When a place or organization in one countryis twinned witha place or organization in another country, a special relationship is formally established between them.
  1. Five Polish banks are to be twinned with counterparts in Western Europe...
     5 家波兰银行将和 5 家西欧银行结为姐妹银行。
  2. The borough is twinned with Kasel in Germany.
     该自治市与德国的卡瑟尔市结成了友好城市。
• ADJ (镇或市)友好的,姐妹的
  Twintowns or cities are twinned with each other.
  1. This led Zagreb's twin town, Mainz, to donate £70,000-worth of high-quality equipment.
     这使得萨格勒布的友好城市美因茨捐赠了价值 7 万英镑的高品质装备。

in AM, use 美国英语用 sister cities


• See also:identical twinSiamese twin

双语例句

• As many as 40 per cent of twins have a private language that excludes the rest of the family.
  多达40%的双胞胎都有自己的语言，其他家庭成员都听不懂。
• The twins look alike but have very different characters.
  这对孪生儿长得很像，但性格很不同。
• Premature birth is three times more likely for twins, and delivery at 36 to 38 weeks is normal.
  双胞胎的早产率要比一般的高出两倍，在36到38周之间分娩很正常。
• The twins made their appearance at three o'clock. How about that? Spot on time.
  双胞胎在3点时出现了。神吧？绝对准时。
• Non-identical twins are the result of two fertilised eggs implanting in the uterus at the same time.
  非同卵双生子是两个受精卵同时在子宫内着床的结果。
• Not until they had the twins did they feel they had formed a family.
  直到有了这对双胞胎他们才感到组成了一个家庭。
• Jane's mother has just given birth to twins.
  简的妈妈刚刚生了一对双胞胎。
• There was a wonderful similarity between the twins.
  这对孪生儿相像得惊人。
• The twins were separated at birth and brought up in entirely different environments.
  那对双胞胎一出生就被分开，在完全不同的环境中被抚养长大。
• Sarah was looking after the twins
  萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。