Word · Frequency #2884
twin
使成对；使相配；与…配对
to be or be like a pair of twins; to match or pair with someone
- 1.
To separate, divide.
分开,分割
- 2.
To split, part; to go away, depart.
分裂,分开；离开,出发
- 3.
To give birth to twins.
生双胞胎
- 4.
To be, or be like, a twin to (someone else); to match in some way.
与(某人)像双胞胎；在某方面匹配
- 5.
To be, or be like, a pair of twins (for example, to dress identically); to be paired or suited.
像一对双胞胎(例如,穿着相同)；成对或相配
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
In use
The local library is twinned with a school in the next town, so they share books and activities.
The blue curtains twin with the grey sofa, making the room feel calm.
They decided to twin the two bedrooms by using the same wallpaper.
Verb forms
base twin · third person twins · -ing twinning · past twinned · past participle twinned
规则动词，过去式需双写n加ed。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- twin bill
- 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。
- twin towns
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
及物时意为'使成对'，不及物时意为'生双胞胎'
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。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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