英 [twɪnd] 美 [twɪnd]
v. (使)结成友好城市;(使)紧密结合(twin 的过去式及过去分词)
adj. 孪晶的
twin /twɪn/ CET4 TEM4
可数名词 Twins are two people who were born at the same time from the same mother. 双胞胎
Sarah was looking after the twins.
萨拉当时正在照看双胞胎。
I think there are many positive aspects to being a twin.
我认为作为双胞胎之一有很多积极的方面。
形容词 Twin is used to describe a pair of things that look the same and are close together. 成对的; 成双的
...the twin spires of the cathedral.
…那座大教堂的双尖顶。
形容词 Twin is used to describe two things or ideas that are similar or connected in some way. 相似的; 相关的
...the twin concepts of liberty and equality.
…自由和平等这两个相关的概念。
成双成对的
双(子)星座;双子宫
... alter ego 密友,他我,另一个我,第... twinned 成双成对的 Gemini 双子座 ...
...twist... twinkly闪耀的,耀眼的,闪闪... twinned成双成对的,一胎双生... twinning孪生,双生;成对;扭...
Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany.
牛津和德国的波恩结成了友好城市。
His name will always be twinned with that of our school.
他的名字将和我们学校的名字永远联系在一起。
Crises in poorer countries tend to be deeper and more costly, often because they are twinned with collapsing currencies.
较贫穷国家的危机往往会需要付出更深也更大的代价,因为它们经常伴随着货币系统的崩溃。
Hastings in East Sussex was officially twinned with Hastings near Freetown, Sierra Leone, in 2007.
BBC: London 2012: Hastings twin town hosts Sierra Leone team
Bristol is now twinned with towns in Mozambique and Nicaragua as well as in Europe.
He showed his credentials with a confident Llanbedr Pont Steffan - now twinned with Lincoln.