end of Christmas
celebrations主显节前夕，显现节前夕
(1月5日夜，传统上标志着圣诞期的结束} twelve tHr /twelv/ number 12 十二► twelfth )twelfB/ 〇«//■/?〇/ m/mM，/iow/7 liiljlJ There are examples of
how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth.序数词用法示例见fifth条。 twelve-month /'twelvmAnG/ noun [sing.] {old use) a year 十二个月；一年
'twelve-note (also 'twelve-tone) adj. [only before noun] =DODECAPHONIC
twenty /'twenti/ number 1 20
二十 2 ziow/i the twenties [pi.] numbers，years
or temperatures from 20 to 29 二十几；二十年代 Mwen.ti- eth /'twentiaG/ ordinal number, noun There are
examples of how to use ordinal
numbers at the entry for fifth•序数词用法示例见fifth条。D3E| in your ’twenties between the ages of 20
and 29 * 20 多岁 .twenty-'first noun [sing.] {informal, especially Br£) a person^ 21st birthday
and the celebrations for this occasional岁生日；21岁生日庆典
.twenty-,four 'seven (also 24/7) adv. (informal) twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
(used to me^n ‘all the time’）一天二十四小时，一星期七天（用以
表示“全天候” ■”）： He’s
on duty twenty-/our seven•也不 分昼夜地天天上班。
.twenty
'pence (also
.twenty pence piece, 20p
/.twenti 'pi:/)
noun a British coin worth 20 pence * 20 士硬币：Vou need two 20ps/or the machfne•你得往这
机器里放两枚20便士的硬币。
.twenty-,twenty 'vision (also 20/20 vision) noun [u] the ability to see
perfectly $好的视力 ’twere /tw3:(r)/ (oW wse) it
were * it were 的缩写 twerp /tw3：p; NAmE tw3：rp/ noun [old-fashioned, informal) a stupid or annoying
person ;讨厌鬼 twice tHf /twais/ adv.
1
two times; on two
occasions 两次；两遍：I don't know him weii; J’ve on〖y met hi_m twice.我跟他不熟
悉，只见过两次面。◊ They go there twice a wee?c/
m<m仇/year.他们每星期/每月/每年去那里两次。◊ a tiWce-montWy/yearly news〖etter 半月 / 半年刊的简讯
2
double in quantity, rate,
etc. ： an area twice the size 〇/WaZes 两倍于▲尔士大小如也区◊ Cats sZeep twice as much as peopie.猫睡觉知扣间比人长一蓓。◊ At 56 Zie’s twice Z^r a^e•祕56岁，年龄比她大十倍。
ITtlTl twice ’over not just once but twice 不i一次，■而
是两次：TTiere was enough 〇/ the dru^ her stomach to WH her tvWce over.她胃中的药物足够毒死她两次的。
—more at lightning n., once adv., think v.
twid-dle /'twidl/ verb, noun
■
verfo 旧⑷.〜(with) sth to twist or turn sth with your
fingers often because you are nervous or bored (常 因紧张或无聊）旋弄，'摆弄，捻弄（物件）：Mffe twiddled with the radio
knob until he found the right programme.他转动了一会收音机旋钮+找到了合意的
节自。◊ [VN] She
was twiddHng the ring on her _/iinger. 她M弄着丰袷上的戒指。IT»!71 twiddle vour thumbs 1 to move your thumbs around
each other with your fingers joined together 抱手旋弄大拇指 2 to do nothing while you are waiting for sth to happen (等待之际）无
所事事
■
noun 1 a
twist or turn 抒；转动：a twiddle 〇/ the fcnob 转动一下旋钮 2 a
decorative twist in a pattern, piece of music，etc•(图案等的）修饰性曲线，邊旋形线
条；（乐曲的i装饰音：tvWddto on the darinet单簧管
的_装饰音
twid dly /'twidli/ adj. {BrE, informaf) detailed or compli- cated^_的；繁杂侖 BH3 fiddly twig /twig/ noun, verb
u noun a small very thin branch that grows out of a larger
branch on a bush or tree 细枝；小枝；嫩枝
—picture
o tree
verb (-gg-) {BrE, informal) to suddenly understand or realize sth (突然地）懂得，理解，明白，意识到：[V] Haven’t you twigged yet?难道你还不明白？ o[V wh-j J/inaHy twigged w/iat he meant.余终于弄明白了丨也的意
思。[also VN，V (that)]
twi-Hght /'twailait/ noun, adj.
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noun [U] 1 the faint light or the period of time at the end
of the day after the sun has gone down 暮色；薄 暮；黄昏：was hard to see him ciearZy fn the
tivfZig/it. 在朦胧的暮色中很难看清他。◊ V/e went/or a waHc dong
the beach at fwfHght.黄昏时分我们沿着海滩散步。
2 the ~ (of sth) the final stage of sth when it becomes
weaker or less important than it was 没落时期；衰退 期；晚期：t/ie twi’Zight years (=
the last years of your life)暮年
u adj. [only before noun] 1 (formal) used to describe a
state in which things are strange and mysterious, or where things are kept
secret and do not seem to be part of the real world 奇妙神秘的；虚幻的：the twfiight worW 〇/ the occu〖t 神秘学的虚幻世界◊ They lived fn
the tvviHght zone on the J^inges 〇/society•他们生活在社会边缘的过
渡区域。2 used to describe a
situation or area of thought that is not clearly defined (局面或思想领域〇 朦胧的，模糊的，界限不清的
twi.lit
/_twailit/
（//ferary) lit by twilight 暮色苍茫的；
^暗朦胧的
twill
/twil/
noun [U] a type of strong
cloth that is made in a particular way to produce a surface of raised diag-
onal lines
斜纹布：a cotton twfH
skirt 斜纹布裙子 ’twi_丨 /twil/ abbr. (o/d wSe)
it will * it will 的缩写 twin /twin/ noun, verb, adj.
b noun 1 one of two children bom at
the same time to the same mother孪,生儿之一；双胞胎之一：She’s expecting twins.她杯着双胞胎。一see also conjoined
FRATERNAL
TWIN, IDENTICAL TWIN, SIAMESE TWIN
of two similar tilings
that make a pair — 对相像
的事物之一
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verb (-nn-) [VN] ~ sth (with sth) 1 [usually passive] to make a close relationship
between two towns or areas 使结成 姊妹城市；使结成友好地区：Q?(/brd is /wfrmed with
2 to join two people or
things closely together 使（两 人或两事物）紧密结合；使耦合；使相连：77ie opera twfns the t/iemes o/Zove and
death.这出歌剧把爱与死的
主题紧密结合在一起。
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adj. [only before noun] 1 used to
describe one of a pair of children who are twins孪生之.一的；双胞胎之一的：
twm
boys/girk 孪生男孩 / 女孩 oa twin brother/sister 孪生兄桌/姐妹中的-.个2 used to describe two things
that are used as a pair 成对的；成双的：a ship with twin
propeHers 有双螺旋柴
3 used, to describe two things
that are connected, or present or happening at the same time双重的；双联的;两个同肘发生的：TTie prison service has the twin
goals of punishment and rehaMitatiVm.监狱有惩罚和改造双重目的。
.twin
'bed noun 1 [usually pi.] one of
a pair of single beds in a room (威对的）一张单人床：WouW you pre/er twin beds or
a douWe?你们喜欢一对单人床还桑一 张双人床？ 2 a bed big enough for one
person
单人床：sheets to/it a twin bed单人床的床单
■twin-1
bedded （of
a room 房间）having two single beds
in it有两张单人床的
.twin
'bedroom noun a room in a hotel, etc.
that has two single beds (旅馆等的）有两张单人床的房间
twine
/twam/
noun, verb
m noun [Ul strong string that has
two or more strands (=single thin
pieces of thread or string) twisted together (两股或多股的）线，绳；合股线；麻绳
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verb [+adv./prep.] ~ (sth)
around/round/through/in sth to
wind or twist around sth; to
make sth do this (使）盘 绕，缠绕，围绕：[V] ivy
twining around a tree trimfc 缠 —在的政蔓◊ [VN] She twined
her arms around my
她用y臂搂着我的脖子。
.twin-'engined
adj. (of an aircraft having two
engines双发动机的；’双引擎的
twinge
/twmd3/ noun 1 a sudden short feeling
of pain (—阵）剧痛，刺痛：He/dt a twinge in his fcnee. ^也感 到膝盖一阵居i痛。2 〜（of sth) a sudden short feeling
of an unpleasant emotion (—知）不快，难过，痛苦：a twinge of disappointment
Twin-kie™
/'twiriki/
noun {
奇（软夹心）小蛋糕