the twinning of A with B
常用于指城镇、学校等建立姐妹关系。
The twinning of the two towns was celebrated with a festival.
两座城镇的结对以一场庆祝活动来纪念。
生双胞胎；产下双胞胎
结对；配对；姐妹城市结对；改为双车道；双车道改造；双晶形成；孪晶形成；变成他人的复制体；克隆变身；生产双胞胎的行为。
the production or birth of twins
生产双胞胎的行为。
The act of producing twins.
生双胞胎的行为。
The act of giving birth to twins.
相似物体(如城镇)的配对。
The pairing of similar objects (such as towns).
双晶的形成。
The formation of twin crystals.
一种身份转变类型,其中主体变成他人的复制或克隆。
A type of identity transformation where a subject transforms into a copy or clone of someone else.
将道路改为双车道。
The conversion of a road into a dual carriageway.
The twinning of the two towns was announced during the mayor's visit.
两镇结为友好城市的消息是在市长访问期间宣布的。
用法提示：twinning 为名词，指两座城镇之间建立友好关系的结对行为。
Our town's twinning with a village in France has encouraged many family exchanges.
我们镇与法国一个村庄的结对关系促使了许多家庭交流。
用法提示：twinning 是名词，作主语，表示城镇之间的结对关系。
The main street festival celebrates the twinning between the two cities.
主要街道上的节日庆典庆祝两市之间的结对关系。
用法提示：twinning 是名词，作介词宾语，指两座城市的友好结对。
常用于指城镇、学校等建立姐妹关系。
The twinning of the two towns was celebrated with a festival.
两座城镇的结对以一场庆祝活动来纪念。
强调双方之间的结对关系。
Twinning between the cities has strengthened cultural ties.
这些城市之间的结对加强了文化联系。
表示与某个对象结成姐妹关系。
The village is proud of its twinning with a German town.
这个村庄为与一座德国城镇结对而自豪。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave birth to twinning last night.
正确表达She gave birth to twins last night.
twinning 是不可数名词，表示“生双胞胎”这一行为或过程；指具体的两个孩子时要用复数名词 twins。这里需要的是“双胞胎”这个实体，所以应改为 twins。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is my twinning brother.
正确表达He is my twin brother.
修饰 brother、sister 等表示“双胞胎的”时，要用 twin 作定语（名词作定语/形容词），而 twinning 只表示行为或过程，不能这样修饰亲属名词。因此应改为 twin brother。
twining 指藤蔓等缠绕、交织的动作，读 /ˈtwaɪnɪŋ/；twinning 读 /ˈtwɪnɪŋ/，表示生双胞胎或结对。两者仅一元音之差，拼写也极易混淆。
pairing 泛指把人或事物配成一对，适用范围广；twinning 特指城镇结为姐妹城市或生双胞胎，在城镇结对的语境中更正式、更具体。
dualling 是英式英语，专指把道路改为双车道，与 twinning 的道路义项同义；但 twinning 还可指生双胞胎或城镇结对，含义更广，dualling 仅用于道路。
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