twin
gb/twˈɪn/ us/twˈɪn/
A2
Anglų
~ 3700
Reikšmės
0 reikšmių
Daiktavardis
A2
entity
1
one of two siblings born together
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is a twin
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twin' with 'siblings' in general, but 'twin' means siblings born at the same time.
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.)
Kolokacijos
identical twin
|fraternal twin
|twin sister
|twin brother
|twin babies
Temos
family
|biology
|daily life
|body
|relationships
Pavyzdžiai
- My twin and I have always been close.
- She has an identical twin who lives abroad.
- The twins were born just minutes apart.
- He often gets mistaken for his twin brother.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I have a twin sister.
- My twin is taller than me.
- The twins are playing in the garden.
- Her twin brother likes soccer.
Daiktavardis
B1
entity
2
one of two matching things
One of two things that look the same or are made to go together.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[something] is a twin of [something]
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.)
Kolokacijos
twin beds
|twin towers
|twin engines
Temos
objects
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- The hotel room had twin beds.
- The ship is powered by twin engines.
- These buildings are like twins in design.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- My room has twin beds.
- This car has twin exhaust pipes.
- The chairs are twins.
Veiksmažodis
B2
action
3
to match or pair with similar
To put something together with another thing that looks the same or is very similar.
Vartosenos šablonas:
to twin [something] with [something]
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.)
Kolokacijos
twin with
Temos
matching
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Pavyzdžiai
- The city was twinned with a town in France.
- They twinned the new bridge with an older one nearby.
- Her dress is twinned with matching shoes.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- Our town is twinned with one in Italy.
- I twinned my scarf with my hat.
- The school is twinned with another school in Spain.
adjective
A2
property
4
having a sibling born at same time
Having a brother or sister who was born at the same time as you.
Vartosenos šablonas:
[someone] is a twin [brother/sister]
Sinonimai
co-born (Rare; emphasizes being born at the same time.)
Kolokacijos
twin brother
|twin sister
Temos
family
|body
|relationships
Pavyzdžiai
- She is my twin sister.
- He grew up with his twin brother in a small town.
- Twin brothers often share a strong bond.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
- I have a twin brother.
- My twin sister is older by five minutes.
- He is my twin.
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.