twin
名詞
定義 twin 名詞
- B1Countable(可數名詞)
One of two children born to the same mother at the same time.
雙胞胎之一
My friend just had a set of twins.
我的朋友剛生了一對雙胞胎。
She looks very similar to her twin sister.
她看起來和她的雙胞胎姐姐非常相似。
They are twin brothers and are very close.
他們是雙胞胎兄弟，關係非常親密。
- Countable(可數名詞)
One of two things that are very similar.
雙胞胎之一
These two cities are often seen as cultural twins.
這兩座城市常被視為文化上的雙胞胎。
The two studies are considered scientific twins.
這兩項研究被視為科學上的雙胞胎。
These two buildings look like twins.
這兩棟建築看起來就像雙胞胎。
形容詞
定義 twin 形容詞
- Before noun(前置形容詞)
Used to describe two similar things that form a pair.
雙生的；成對的
They bought a twin bed.
他們買了一張雙人床。
The car is equipped with a twin-turbo engine.
這輛車配備了雙渦輪增壓引擎。
The airplane has twin engines.
這架飛機有雙引擎。
- Before noun(前置形容詞)
Existing at the same time.
同時存在的。
These two issues are the twin challenges he needs to address.
這兩個問題是他需要應對的雙重挑戰。
The event serves the twin purposes of celebration and fundraising.
這個活動具有慶祝和籌款的雙重目的。
He has twin responsibilities to fulfill.
他有雙重責任需要履行。