twin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++twin1 /twɪn/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] 
CHILDone of two children born at the same time to the same mother 双胞胎中的一个 The twins are now eight months old. 这对双胞胎现在已经八个月大了。 → identical twin, Siamese twin
CHILDone of two children born at the same time to the same mother 双胞胎中的一个 The twins are now eight months old. 这对双胞胎现在已经八个月大了。 → identical twin, Siamese twinExamples from the Corpus
twin• They look enough like each other to be twins.• Noelle and Craig are fraternal twins.• Sally and her twin sister still spend a lot of time together now that they are adults.• But for identical twins - who share the same genes - it rockets to 45 percent if one twin is already divorced.• There have been a lot of interesting studies done on identical twins separated at birth.• Identical twins, clearly, are far more concordant in general than are fraternal twins.• Evidence supporting a genetic component to predisposition comes mainly from a large study of 15924 male twin pairs.• Joey's my twin.• Split twins, passionate, dramatic, vicious, intelligent.• They take him, his brother Malachy, 3, and the twins, 1.• The twins stood over it, stirring the last embers with their feet.• I never realized that you and Sammy were twins.twin2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun] 1 used to describe one of two children who are twins 双胞胎的twin sister/brother Meet my twin sister. 见见我的双胞胎姐姐。2 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEused to describe two things that happen at the same time and are related to each other 同时出现的，密切相关的 the twin problems of poverty and unemployment 贫穷和失业这对孪生问题3 twin room/bedroom a room that contains two single beds 〔有两张单人床的〕双人房间/卧室 All the twin rooms have private bathrooms. 所有的双人房间都配有独立卫生间。 → twinset, twin townExamples from the Corpus
twin• Some twin bedrooms which will have a balcony and sea view are available at a supplement.• I asked for a room with twin beds.• He was staring at the twin beds.• the new twin bridges over the river Clyde• It was Michael who introduced me to his twin brother Milton.• the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul• a PC with twin disk drives• When I first saw them I thought they were twin girls.• The twin problems of ecological and individualist fallacies occur when inferences are drawn about one level of analysis using evidence from another.• twin towers• All bedrooms are twin with private bathroom; some with a balcony.twin sister/brother• She now believes the boy was her twin brother.• Sheer panic: Accused describes the barn fire that killed twin sisters.• I have a twin brother and it seemed that he was allowed to do all the things I wasn't.• My twin brother appeared by the age of about ten to have some hearing loss.• Some may find him placing far too much emphasis on the impact of his alcoholic parents and stillborn twin brother, Jesse.• Mr Goldring said that after Becky died her twin sister Katie was brought into the hospital purely for observation.• He has a twin brother named Arthur, who is also 126 at the university here.• These twin brothers were Giants, but they did not look like the monsters of old.twin3 verb (twinned, twinning) [transitive] 1 British English to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between them 使〔不同国家的两个类似城市〕结为姐妹城市be twinned with something Chichester in England is twinned with Chartres in France. 英格兰的奇切斯特和法国的沙特尔结成了姐妹城市。2 PGto form a relationship between two places, people, or ideas 使〔两地、两人或两种思想〕紧密结合，使相连be twinned with something Dole has been twinned in the history books with his old rival Bush. 在历史书里，多尔和他的老对手布什紧密联系在一起。n Grammar Twin is usually passive. → twin town→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
twin• None the less we are twinned with a small town in Hampshire with which we have no real connection.• The East Lothian town has been twinned with Champigny-sur-Marne for more than 30 years.Origin twin2 Old English twinn “double”twin1 nountwin2 adjectivetwin3 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChinese
time one at born Corpus the children two of to same
twin
twin1 /twɪn/ 
noun [countable]
one of two children born at the same time to the same mother:
The twins are now eight months old.
⇨ identical twin, Siamese twin
twin2 adjective [only before noun]
twin sister/brother
Meet my twin sister.
2. used to describe two things that happen at the same time and are related to each other:
the twin problems of poverty and unemployment
3. twin room/bedroom a room that contains two single beds:
All the twin rooms have private bathrooms.
⇨ twinset, twin town
twin3 verb (past tense and past participle twinned, present participle twinning) [transitive usually passive]
1. British English to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between them
twin something with something
Chichester in England is twinned with Chartres in France.
2. to form a relationship between two places, people, or ideas
twin something with something
Dole has been twinned in the history books with his old rival Bush.
⇨ twin town
| I |
noun [countable]one of two children born at the same time to the same mother:
⇨ identical twin, Siamese twin
| II |
adjective [only before noun] Language: Old English
Origin: twinn 'double'
1. used to describe one of two children who are twinsOrigin: twinn 'double'
twin sister/brother
2. used to describe two things that happen at the same time and are related to each other:
3. twin room/bedroom a room that contains two single beds:
⇨ twinset, twin town
| III |
verb (past tense and past participle twinned, present participle twinning) [transitive usually passive]1. British English to form a relationship between two similar towns in different countries in order to encourage visits between them
twin something with something
2. to form a relationship between two places, people, or ideas
twin something with something
⇨ twin town
Having a baby/child 怀孕
want a baby/a child/kids想要孩子 start a family生孩子 conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child怀孕 miss your period月经未按期来 become/get/be/find out that you are pregnant怀孕了；发现怀孕了 have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family有一个宝宝／一个孩子／孩子／一个儿子／一个女儿／一对双胞胎／孩子 have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth正常／历经艰难／意外怀孕；顺产；难产；在家中分娩 be in/go into/induce labour/( laborespecially
分娩；催产 have/suffer/cause a miscarriage流产；引起流产 give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins生了一个孩子／一个宝宝／一个女儿／一个儿子／一对双胞胎
Parenting 养育；抚养；教养
bring up/ ( especially
NAmE raise a child/family抚养孩子 care for/ ( especially
BrE look after a baby/child/kid照顾小孩 change ( a nappy/BrE ( a diaper/a babyNAmE 换尿布；给婴儿换尿布 feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby喂孩子；给孩子哺乳；用奶瓶喂养孩子 be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave有权利休／正在休产假／陪产假 go back/return to work after maternity leave产假后回到工作岗位 need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare需要／找到一个临时保姆／负担得起的高质量儿童保育 balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life平衡／兼顾工作与照顾小孩／抚养小孩／家庭生活 educate/teach/home-school a child/kid教育孩子；给孩子家庭教育 punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid惩罚／管教／娇惯孩子 adopt a baby/child/kid收养小孩 offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption把小孩给人收养 ( especially
BrE foster a child/kid代养小孩 be placed with/be raised by foster parents被交给寄养父母；由寄养父母抚养