twin
gb/twˈɪn/ us/twˈɪn/
A2
Anh
~ 3700
iker, ikertestvér, két azonos, párosít, testvérvárosi kapcsolatban áll
DANH TỪ
A2
1
iker
A2
ikertestvér
A2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'twin' with 'siblings' in general, but 'twin' means siblings born at the same time.
Nghĩa
one of two siblings born together
Cụm từ đi kèm
identical twin
|fraternal twin
|twin sister
|twin brother
|twin babies
Từ đồng nghĩa
co-twin (Technical term referring specifically to the other individual in a twin pair.)
Từ trái nghĩa
singleton (Refers to a person who is not one of a set of twins.)
Chủ đề
family
|biology
|daily life
|body
|relationships
Định nghĩa
One of two babies born to the same mother at the same time.
One of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy.
DANH TỪ
B1
2
két azonos
A2
iker
B2
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Nghĩa
one of two matching things
Cụm từ đi kèm
twin beds
|twin towers
|twin engines
Từ đồng nghĩa
pair mate (Less common; refers to the other item in a matched set.)
Từ trái nghĩa
single (Refers to an item that is not part of a pair.)
Chủ đề
objects
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
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.
ĐỘNG TỪ
B2
3
Mẫu sử dụng:
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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Nghĩa
to match or pair with similar
Cụm từ đi kèm
twin with
Từ đồng nghĩa
pair (More general; can refer to putting any two items together, not necessarily identical ones.)
Từ trái nghĩa
separate (To keep things apart rather than pairing them.)
Chủ đề
matching
|design
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
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
Mẫu sử dụng:
[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.
Ví dụ cho người học
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.
Nghĩa
having a sibling born at same time
Cụm từ đi kèm
twin brother
|twin sister
Từ đồng nghĩa
co-born (Rare; emphasizes being born at the same time.)
Chủ đề
family
|body
|relationships
Định nghĩa
Having a brother or sister who was born at the same time as you.
Having a sibling born from the same pregnancy.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
twin
IPA
GB/twˈɪn/
US/twˈɪn/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
twin (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (twin)
Các dạng từ
Adjective
- Base: twin
Noun
- Base: twin
- Plural: twins
Verb
- Base: twin
- 3rd Person Singular: twins
- Present Participle: twinning
- Past: twinned
Họ từ
Forms
twins
noun
twinning
verb
twinned
verb
Advanced or less common
twinless
adjective
Điểm ngữ pháp nổi bật
- Irregular present participle: twinning Verb
- Irregular past: twinned Verb
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.