twins

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双子星座; 【电影】龙兄鼠弟

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  1. N-COUNT 双胞胎之一;孪生儿之一
    If two people are twins, 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。
  2. ADJ 成对的;成双的
    Twin is 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
  3. ADJ 相似的;相关的
    Twin is 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。
  4. VERB 使结成友好地区;使结为特殊关系
    When a place or organization in one country is twinned with a 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。
  5. ADJ (镇或市)友好的,姐妹的
    Twin towns 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。

    6. in AM, use 美国英语用 sister cities

  6. See also: identical twin Siamese twin
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双语例句

  1. A mother who already has non-identical twins is more likely to conceive another set of twins.
    生育过非同卵双胞胎的母亲再怀上双胞胎的可能性更大。
  2. 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。
  3. The twins endorsed a line of household cleaning products.
    那对双胞胎为一系列家用清洁产品做广告。
  4. 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。
  5. He's counting on his mother to take care of the twins for him; she's had plenty of experience with them.
    他靠母亲帮忙照顾他的双胞胎；她在这方面很有经验。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. 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。
  9. While the twins played cards, Francis sat reading
    那对双胞胎玩扑克牌的时候，弗朗西斯坐着看书。
  10. 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。
  11. The Chandler twins were coming round to the same opinion.
    钱德勒家的这对双胞胎也最终统一了意见。
  12. Sarah was looking after the twins
    萨拉当时正在照管那对双胞胎。
  13. 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。
  14. There was a wonderful similarity between the twins.
    这对孪生儿相像得惊人。
  15. 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。
  16. The twins looked at each other jubilantly but with some surprise.
    哥儿俩你看着我，我看着你，心里乐不可支。可是不免带几分惊异。
  17. The twins look alike but have very different characters.
    这对孪生儿长得很像，但性格很不同。
  18. Sarah Shahi's twins have been born.
    SarahShahi生了对双胞胎。
  19. My brother and I were born at the same time; we're twins.
    我弟弟和我是双胞胎，两个人同时出生。
  20. 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。
  21. Are you a brother for me and the twins?
    你是我和这对双胞胎的哥哥吗？
  22. Mrs King gave birth to the twins ten years ago.
    十年前金太太生下了这对双胞胎。
  23. The twins and I studied.
    双胞胎（姊姊）和我在读书。
  24. He was the father of twins.
    他已是一对双胞胎的父亲了。
  25. Jane's mother has just given birth to twins.
    简的妈妈刚刚生了一对双胞胎。
  26. They are going to have twins!
    他们要生双胞胎了！
  27. His wife had twins this year.
    他老婆今年给生了对双胞胎。
  28. The twins take after their mother.
    这对双胞胎和她们的父母很像。
  29. Alice and her sister are twins.
    艾丽丝和她的姐姐是双胞胎。
  30. My wife had twins yesterday!
    我妻子昨天生了一对双胞胎。
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