Word · Frequency #2884
twin
使成对;使相配;与…配对
核心释义
to be or be like a pair of twins; to match or pair with someone
- 1.
分开,分割
To separate, divide.
- 2.
分裂,分开;离开,出发
To split, part; to go away, depart.
- 3.
生双胞胎
To give birth to twins.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
像一对双胞胎(例如,穿着相同);成对或相配
To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
生双胞胎;分开;分离;离别;分开,分割;分裂,分开;离开,出发;与(某人)像双胞胎;在某方面匹配
用法In use
The local library is twinned with a school in the next town, so they share books and activities.
用法提示:be twinned with 表示“与…结对/配对”,用被动语态体现动词 twin 的配对意义。
The blue curtains twin with the grey sofa, making the room feel calm.
用法提示:twin with 表示“与…相配/协调”,第三人称单数 twins 体现了词形变化。
They decided to twin the two bedrooms by using the same wallpaper.
用法提示:twin 作及物动词,表示“使成对/使相配”,这里接宾语 the two bedrooms。
twin sth with sth
表示把两件事物搭配或结合起来,常与 with 连用。
The course twins theory with practical work.
这门课程把理论与实践结合在一起。
be twinned with sth
英式英语中多用这一被动形式,指城市、学校等结成姐妹关系。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- be twinned with
- 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。
- twin something with something
- 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。
- twinning programme
- 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。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- twin bill
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物时意为'使成对',不及物时意为'生双胞胎'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
发音与 twin 相同尾韵的是 win、sin、pin、thin、grin,它们都拼作 -in,读 /ɪn/。注意形近词 twine 虽然拼写只多一个 e,但读音是 /twaɪn/,与 twin 不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.