1. parent的意思是“父亲”或“母亲”,指父母两人当的一个,若要指父母双亲,要用复数形式parents。如:
You must take on the duties of a parent. 你必须承担起为人父母者的责任。
Parents should be alert to sudden changes in children’s behavior. 父母应该留心孩子行为的突然变化。
2. twin的意思是“双胞胎之一”,若指双胞胎中的两个人,要用复数形式twins。如:
They must be twins. 他们一定是双胞胎。
I can’t tell one twin from the other. 我分不出双胞胎中谁是谁。
单词:twin的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
among/between/two/twice/twelve/twenty/twin
记忆:
1. among m: many, 多;among, 在很多中间 He is the wisest among the boys in our class. 他在我们班上是最聪明的男孩。
2. between tw: two, 二;between 在两者中间 Our school lies between two shops. 我们学校位于两家商店之间。
3. twice [ twais ] c: 次 twice 两次,两倍 I have been to Le Shan twice. 我去过乐山两次。
4. twin [twin] in, 在里面;twin, 两个同时在母亲体内出生的,双胞胎 It’s hard to tell the twins from each other. 要分别开这对双胞胎很难。
另类阅读:
There are two differences between the twelve-year-old twins. You can’t find such a case twice among those twenty teenagers.
与单词:twin 相关的例句或者名人名言
My twin brother and I get along very well.
我的双胞胎兄弟和我处的很好。
I always confuse the girl with her twin sister.
我一直把那个女孩和她的双胞胎姐姐搞混淆。