twin
gb/twˈɪn/ us/twˈɪn/
A2
Anglų
~ 3700
iker, ikertestvér, két azonos, párosít, testvérvárosi kapcsolatban áll
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
1
iker
A2
ikertestvér
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twin' with 'siblings' in general, but 'twin' means siblings born at the same time.
Reikšmė
one of two siblings born together
Kolokacijos
identical twin
|fraternal twin
|twin sister
|twin brother
|twin babies
Sinonimai
co-twin (Technical term referring specifically to the other individual in a twin pair.)
Antonimai
singleton (Refers to a person who is not one of a set of twins.)
Temos
family
|biology
|daily life
|body
|relationships
Apibrėžimas
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
One of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
2
két azonos
A2
iker
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
one of two matching things
Kolokacijos
twin beds
|twin towers
|twin engines
Sinonimai
pair mate (Less common; refers to the other item in a matched set.)
Antonimai
single (Refers to an item that is not part of a pair.)
Temos
objects
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
3
Vartosenos šablonas:
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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
to match or pair with similar
Kolokacijos
twin with
Sinonimai
pair (More general; can refer to putting any two items together, not necessarily identical ones.)
Antonimai
separate (To keep things apart rather than pairing them.)
Temos
matching
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
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
Vartosenos šablonas:
[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.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
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.
Reikšmė
having a sibling born at same time
Kolokacijos
twin brother
|twin sister
Sinonimai
co-born (Rare; emphasizes being born at the same time.)
Temos
family
|body
|relationships
Apibrėžimas
Having a brother or sister who was born at the same time as you.
Having a sibling born from the same pregnancy.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
twin
IPA
GB/twˈɪn/
US/twˈɪn/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
twin (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (twin)
Žodžio formos
Adjective
- Base: twin
Noun
- Base: twin
- Plural: twins
Verb
- Base: twin
- 3rd Person Singular: twins
- Present Participle: twinning
- Past: twinned
Žodžių šeima
Forms
twins
noun
twinning
verb
twinned
verb
Advanced or less common
twinless
adjective
Gramatikos akcentai
- Irregular present participle: twinning Verb
- Irregular past: twinned Verb
Posakiai
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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.
Pavyzdžiai
- 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.