Twin
[twɪn]
解释:
(noun.) a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho.
(noun.) either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy.
(verb.) give birth to twins.
(verb.) grow as twins; 'twin crystals'.
(verb.) duplicate or match; 'The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse'.
克劳德特录入--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.
(a.) Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
(a.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
(a.) Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
(n.) One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young.
(n.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
(n.) A person or thing that closely resembles another.
(n.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
(v. i.) To bring forth twins.
(v. i.) To be born at the same birth.
(v. t.) To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.
(v. t.) To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
(v. i.) To depart from a place or thing.
校对:菲利斯
同义词及近义词:
a. (Bot.) Doubled, geminate, in pairs.
格温录入
解释:
n. a pair: one of two born at a birth: one very like another: a union of two similar crystals or of two halves of one crystal holding a reversed position to each other as if one had been turned half round about an axis (the twinning axis) perpendicular to a plane (the twinning plane) which is not for either a plane of symmetry.—adj. twofold double: being one of two born at a birth: very like another: consisting of two parts nearly alike.—v.t. to couple mate.—v.i. to be born at the same birth: to bring forth two at once: to be paired or suited:—pr.p. twin′ning; pa.p. twinned.—adj. Twin′-born born at the same birth.—ns. Twin′-broth′er one of two brothers who are twins; Twin′-flower a slender creeping evergreen—LinnéŽ?borealis; Twin′ling.—adj. Twinned produced at one birth: united.—ns. Twin′ning; Twin′-screw a steam-vessel with two propellers on separate shafts; Twin′ship; Twin′-sis′ter one of two sisters who are twins.—The Twins the constellation Gemini.
v.i. (obs.) to be parted in twain.—v.t. to part in twain: to deprive.
整理:塞丽娜
娱乐性解释:
To dream of seeing twins, foretells security in business, and faithful and loving contentment in the home. If they are sickly, it signifies that you will have disappointment and grief.
布什校对
娱乐性解释:
Insult added to Injury.
手打:奥斯伯特
例句:
- Can I separate my father's twin-brother, joint inheritor, and next successor, from himself? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- No sight could be more singular and beautiful than that of these twin brothers. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- Fred, as the eldest twin, will have the estate, I suppose, and such a splendid one it is! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- The really excellent gymnastic is twin sister of that simple music which we were just now describing. 柏拉图. 理想国.
- Her engines are of the twin screw, vertical triple expansion direct acting inverted cylinder type. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- He saw the twin circles of light where the sun shone on the propellers as they came. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Judy the twin is worthy company for these associates. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- He is the father of my twins! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Twins, by Jupiter! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- The twins testified their joy by several inconvenient but innocent demonstrations. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- My sister Julia and I were twins, and we were only two years old at the time of my mother's re-marriage. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- Last night, on being childishly solicited for twopence, to buy 'lemon-stunners'--a local sweetmeat--he presented an oyster-knife at the twins! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- But the twins are a great tie; and to me, with my recollections, of papa and mama, these transactions are very painful. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
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