1. | [usupass] ~ sth (with sth) 使结成姊妹城市;使结成友好地区to make a close relationship between two towns or areas |
Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany. 牛津和德国的波恩结成了友好城市。 |
2. | ~ sth (with sth) 使(两人或两事物)紧密结合;使耦合;使相连to join two people or things closely together |
The opera twins the themes of love and death. 这出歌剧把爱与死的主题紧密结合在一起。 |
1. | 孪生之一的;双胞胎之一的used to describe one of a pair of children who are twins |
twin boys/girls 孪生男孩╱女孩 | |
a twin brother/sister 孪生兄弟╱姐妹中的一个 |
2. | 成对的;成双的used to describe two things that are used as a pair |
a ship with twin propellers 有双螺旋桨的船 |
3. | 双重的;双联的;两个同时发生的used to describe two things that are connected, or present or happening at the same time |
The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and rehabilitation. 监狱有惩罚和改造双重目的。 |