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

• His wife had twins this year.
  他老婆今年给生了对双胞胎。
• 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。
• 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。
• The most common multiple births are twins, two babies born at the same time.
  最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。
• Mrs King gave birth to the twins ten years ago.
  十年前金太太生下了这对双胞胎。
• The twins look so much alike that you can hardly tell them apart.
  这对双胞胎长得一模一样，简直分不出谁是谁。
• The twins and I studied.
  双胞胎（姊姊）和我在读书。
• Sarah was looking after the twins
  萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
• The twins didn't have to repeat their second year at school.
  这对双胞胎不需要重读二年级。
• The twins take after their mother.
  这对双胞胎和她们的父母很像。