be twinned with
collocation与…结为友好城市
The city is twinned with a town in France.
这座城市与法国的一个小镇结为友好城市。
使成对；使相配；与…配对
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使成对；使相配；与…配对
to be or be like a pair of twins; to match or pair with someone
The local library is twinned with a school in the next town, so they share books and activities.
当地图书馆与邻镇的一所学校结对，因此它们共享图书和活动。
分开,分割
To separate, divide.
分裂,分开；离开,出发
To split, part; to go away, depart.
生双胞胎
To give birth to twins.
与(某人)像双胞胎；在某方面匹配
To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
twin
Base
原形
twins
3rd person
第三人称单数
twinning
-ing
现在分词
twinned
Past
过去式
twinned
Past participle
过去分词
They twin their companies to share resources.
他们将公司配对以共享资源。
The two cities twinned last year.
这两个城市去年结为姐妹城市。
They are twinning the schools for an exchange program.
他们正在将学校结对以进行交流项目。
规则动词，过去式需双写n加ed。
The blue curtains twin with the grey sofa, making the room feel calm.
蓝色窗帘与灰色沙发很相配，让房间显得宁静。
They decided to twin the two bedrooms by using the same wallpaper.
他们决定用相同的壁纸把两间卧室布置得一模一样。
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与…结为友好城市
The city is twinned with a town in France.
这座城市与法国的一个小镇结为友好城市。
把…与…结合在一起，使…与…配对
The project twins economic growth with environmental protection.
该项目将经济增长与环境保护结合在一起。
结对项目；姊妹项目
The twinning programme has helped both hospitals share expertise.
结对项目帮助两家医院共享专业知识。
双片连映；连场节目
We caught a twin bill of classic sci-fi films at the theater.
我们在剧院赶上了一连两场经典科幻片。
友好城市；姐妹城市
Our city is twinned with a town in China, so we exchange students every year.
我们的城市与一个中国城镇结为友好城市，所以每年都交换学生。
双轨做法；双管齐下的策略
The government has announced a twin-track approach to tackle climate change.
政府已宣布采取双管齐下的策略应对气候变化。
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记忆联想：twin开头tw-像two，动词讲“使成对/配对”，想想两座城市结为姐妹市，像双胞胎成对。
语域：formal 常见场景：town twinning、twinning agreements、school partnerships 作动词时，twin 主要表示“使成对/使配对”，通常用于正式或机构性语境，比如城市友好结对（town twinning）或学校、机构的结对合作。日常口语中较少出现，表达“相配/配对”更常用 match 或 pair。
及物时意为'使成对'，不及物时意为'生双胞胎'
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