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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
twin
twin [twin twins twinned twinning] noun, verb, adjective BrE [twɪn] NAmE [twɪn] noun 1. one of two children born at the same time to the same mother • She's expecting twins. see also ↑conjoined twin, ↑fraternal twin, ↑identical twin, ↑Siamese twin 2. one of two similar things that make a pair • The plate was one of a pair but I broke its twin. Word Origin: late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English. Collocations: Children Having a baby/child want a baby/a child/kids start a family conceive/be expecting/be going to have a baby/child miss your period become/get/ be/find out that you are pregnant have a baby/a child/kids/a son/a daughter/twins/a family have a normal/a difficult/an unwanted pregnancy; an easy/a difficult/a home birth be in/go into/induce labour (especially US) labor have/suffer/cause a miscarriage give birth to a child/baby/daughter/son/twins Parenting bring up/ (especially NAmE) raise a child/family care for/ (especially BrE) look after a baby/child/kid change (BrE) a nappy/(NAmE) a diaper/a baby feed/breastfeed/bottle-feed a baby be entitled to/go on maternity/paternity leave go back/return to work after maternity leave need/find/get a babysitter/good quality affordable childcare balance/combine work and childcare/child-rearing/family life educate/teach/home-school a child/kid punish/discipline/spoil a child/kid adopt a baby/child/kid offer a baby for/put a baby up for adoption (especially BrE) foster a child/kid be placed with/be raised by foster parents Example Bank: •His long-lost twin was searching for him. •I was the older twin. •My sister had twins. •She had twin girls. •The twins were separated at birth. •a pair of identical twins •adult twins who were raised apart •an operation to separate conjoined twins •the plot device of giving a character an evil twin verb (-nn-) 1. usually passive ~ sth (with sth) to make a close relationship between two towns or areas •Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany. 2. ~ sth (with sth) to join two people or things closely together •The opera twins the themes of love and death. Verb forms: Word Origin: late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English. adjective only before noun 1. used to describe one of a pair of children who are twins •twin boys/girls •a twin brother/sister 2. used to describe two things that are used as a pair •a ship with twin propellers 3. used to describe two things that are connected, or present or happening at the same time •The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and rehabilitation. Word Origin: late Old English twinn ‘double’, from twi- ‘two’; related to Old Norse tvinnr. Current verb senses date from late Middle English.
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