twin
gb/twˈɪn/ us/twˈɪn/
A2
الإنجليزية
~ 3700
iker, ikertestvér, két azonos, párosít, testvérvárosi kapcsolatban áll
اسم
A2
1
iker
A2
ikertestvér
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is a twin
My twin and I have always been close.
Az ikertestvéremmel mindig közel álltunk egymáshoz.
She has an identical twin who lives abroad.
Van egy egypetéjű ikertestvére, aki külföldön él.
The twins were born just minutes apart.
He often gets mistaken for his twin brother.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I have a twin sister.
Van egy lány ikertestvérem.
My twin is taller than me.
Az ikertestvérem magasabb nálam.
The twins are playing in the garden.
Her twin brother likes soccer.
خطأ شائع:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twin' with 'siblings' in general, but 'twin' means siblings born at the same time.
المعنى
one of two siblings born together
المتلازمات اللفظية
identical twin
|fraternal twin
|twin sister
|twin brother
|twin babies
المرادفات
co-twin (Technical term referring specifically to the other individual in a twin pair.)
الأضداد
singleton (Refers to a person who is not one of a set of twins.)
الموضوعات
family
|biology
|daily life
|body
|relationships
التعريف
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
One of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy.
اسم
B1
2
két azonos
A2
iker
B2
نمط الاستخدام:
[something] is a twin of [something]
The hotel room had twin beds.
A szállodai szobában két külön ágy volt.
The ship is powered by twin engines.
A hajót két azonos motor hajtja.
These buildings are like twins in design.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
My room has twin beds.
A szobámban két külön ágy van.
This car has twin exhaust pipes.
Ennek az autónak dupla kipufogócsöve van.
The chairs are twins.
المعنى
one of two matching things
المتلازمات اللفظية
twin beds
|twin towers
|twin engines
المرادفات
pair mate (Less common; refers to the other item in a matched set.)
الأضداد
single (Refers to an item that is not part of a pair.)
الموضوعات
objects
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
One of two things that look the same or are made to go together.
One of two similar or identical things that form a pair.
فعل
B2
3
نمط الاستخدام:
to twin [something] with [something]
The city was twinned with a town in France.
A város testvérvárosi kapcsolatban állt egy franciaországi településsel.
They twinned the new bridge with an older one nearby.
Az új hidat egy közeli régebbi híddal párosították.
Her dress is twinned with matching shoes.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
Our town is twinned with one in Italy.
A településünk testvérvárosi kapcsolatban áll egy olaszországi településsel.
I twinned my scarf with my hat.
A sálamat a kalapomhoz párosítottam.
The school is twinned with another school in Spain.
المعنى
to match or pair with similar
المتلازمات اللفظية
twin with
المرادفات
pair (More general; can refer to putting any two items together, not necessarily identical ones.)
الأضداد
separate (To keep things apart rather than pairing them.)
الموضوعات
matching
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
التعريف
To put something together with another thing that looks the same or is very similar.
To match or pair something with another similar or identical thing.
A2
4
iker
A2
نمط الاستخدام:
[someone] is a twin [brother/sister]
She is my twin sister.
Ő a lány ikertestvérem.
He grew up with his twin brother in a small town.
Az ikerfivérével együtt nőtt fel egy kisvárosban.
Twin brothers often share a strong bond.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
I have a twin brother.
Van egy fiú ikertestvérem.
My twin sister is older by five minutes.
Az ikernővérem öt perccel idősebb nálam.
He is my twin.
المعنى
having a sibling born at same time
المتلازمات اللفظية
twin brother
|twin sister
المرادفات
co-born (Rare; emphasizes being born at the same time.)
الموضوعات
family
|body
|relationships
التعريف
Having a brother or sister who was born at the same time as you.
Having a sibling born from the same pregnancy.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
twin
IPA
GB/twˈɪn/
US/twˈɪn/
المقاطع والنبر
twin (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (twin)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
- Base: twin
Noun
- Base: twin
- Plural: twins
Verb
- Base: twin
- 3rd Person Singular: twins
- Present Participle: twinning
- Past: twinned
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
twins
noun
twinning
verb
twinned
verb
Advanced or less common
twinless
adjective
أبرز النقاط
- Irregular present participle: twinning Verb
- Irregular past: twinned Verb
التعبيرات
evil twin
4/ˈivəl twˈɪn/
idiom
informal
bad version of someone who looks the same
A person who looks like someone else but is bad instead of good.
أمثلة
- In the story, the hero has an evil twin who causes trouble.
- He joked that his evil twin must have done it.
fraternal twins
1/fɹətˈɚnəl twˈɪnz/
fixed phrase
twins from separate eggs, not identical
Twins who do not look the same because they come from different eggs.
أمثلة
- Fraternal twins can be different genders.
- My cousins are fraternal twins and look nothing alike.
twin cities
2/twˈɪn sˈɪtiz/
fixed phrase
two close connected cities
Two cities that are near each other and act like one city in some ways.
أمثلة
- Minneapolis and St. Paul are known as the Twin Cities.
- The festival is popular in both twin cities.
twin peaks
3/twˈɪn pˈiks/
fixed phrase
two nearby similar mountain tops
Two mountain tops that are close together and look alike.
أمثلة
- From here you can see the twin peaks across the valley.
- Hikers reached the summit of both twin peaks.
identical twins
1/aɪdˈɛntɪkəl twˈɪnz/
fixed phrase
Twins from one fertilized egg
Two brothers or sisters who come from one egg and one sperm, so they have the same genes and usually look exactly the same.
أمثلة
- People often confuse identical twins for each other.
- People often confuse the identical twins because they look so alike.
- Identical twins usually have the same eye color.
- The doctor explained that identical twins share the same DNA.