twin
gb/twˈɪn/ us/twˈɪn/
A2
Английский
~ 3700
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A2
entity
1
one of two siblings born together
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
Модель употребления:
[someone] is a twin
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twin' with 'siblings' in general, but 'twin' means siblings born at the same time.
Синонимы
co-twin (Technical term referring specifically to the other individual in a twin pair.)
Антонимы
singleton (Refers to a person who is not one of a set of twins.)
Коллокации
identical twin
|fraternal twin
|twin sister
|twin brother
|twin babies
Темы
family
|biology
|daily life
|body
|relationships
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- I have a twin sister.
- My twin is taller than me.
- The twins are playing in the garden.
- Her twin brother likes soccer.
Существительное
B1
entity
2
one of two matching things
One of two things that look the same or are made to go together.
Модель употребления:
[something] is a twin of [something]
Синонимы
pair mate (Less common; refers to the other item in a matched set.)
Антонимы
single (Refers to an item that is not part of a pair.)
Коллокации
twin beds
|twin towers
|twin engines
Темы
objects
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The hotel room had twin beds.
- The ship is powered by twin engines.
- These buildings are like twins in design.
Примеры для изучающих
- My room has twin beds.
- This car has twin exhaust pipes.
- The chairs are twins.
Глагол
B2
action
3
to match or pair with similar
To put something together with another thing that looks the same or is very similar.
Модель употребления:
to twin [something] with [something]
Синонимы
pair (More general; can refer to putting any two items together, not necessarily identical ones.)
Антонимы
separate (To keep things apart rather than pairing them.)
Коллокации
twin with
Темы
matching
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- 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.
Модель употребления:
[someone] is a twin [brother/sister]
Синонимы
co-born (Rare; emphasizes being born at the same time.)
Коллокации
twin brother
|twin sister
Темы
family
|body
|relationships
Примеры
- She is my twin sister.
- He grew up with his twin brother in a small town.
- Twin brothers often share a strong bond.
Примеры для изучающих
- I have a twin brother.
- My twin sister is older by five minutes.
- He is my twin.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
twin
IPA
GB/twˈɪn/
US/twˈɪn/
Слоги и ударение
twin (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (twin)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: twin
Noun
- Base: twin
- Plural: twins
Verb
- Base: twin
- 3rd Person Singular: twins
- Present Participle: twinning
- Past: twinned
Родственные слова
Forms
twins
noun
twinning
verb
twinned
verb
Advanced or less common
twinless
adjective
Ключевые моменты
- Irregular present participle: twinning Verb
- Irregular past: twinned Verb
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.