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词汇 Siamese twins
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Definition of Siamese twins in English:

Siamese twins

plural noun
  • dated term for conjoined twins
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That cold flaccid substratum is made up of sponge-like tissue: leaves or flowers like Siamese twins soldered together elbow to elbow.
    • We were like Siamese twins until she moved to Vermont in fifth grade.
    • The pair spent the last race as close as Siamese twins, with Wyatt just not quite able to find a way around the big Rover.
    • A pair of Siamese twins from Nepal who were joined at the head survived a rare three-and-a-half day operation in Singapore to separate them, Singapore General Hospital said Tuesday.
    • An internationally renowned surgeon who earlier this year refused to participate in an operation to sacrifice one Siamese twin to save the other last night said such surgery would be unlikely to succeed.
    • The Maltese couple whose Siamese twins were separated in Manchester are expecting another child.
    • ‘Tug us any closer and we will officially be the world's first Siamese twins that were joined after birth,’ he said dryly.
    • Policy and its implementation are like Siamese twins - usually, like Siamese twins who have quarrelled; of all government policies, most fail in their implementation.
    • Beneficiaries of Taiwan's new computerized lottery include two Siamese twins who made headlines in 1979 when they were successfully separated by a surgical operation.
    • A rare and complicated operation in Singapore to separate a pair of Siamese twins from Nepal who are joined at the head continues to progress smoothly as it enters its fourth day.
    • By the way, the doctor tells me the Siamese twins, who made all of this famous, I guess, had 20 kids between them, right?
    • Gentlemen, I ask you: can Siamese twins survive unattached?
    • Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem are akin to Siamese twins that share vital and less vital organs.
    • Fathered by an aristocratic closeted gay actor, raised in Hollywood on bright lights and birthday cake, Sylphid is her mother's self-hatred incarnate, her psychological Siamese twin.
    • The Siamese twins even became self-possessed men and ‘made it’ in America.
    • Ligatures are certain combinations of letters that are joined on the page like Siamese twins.
    • Then we'll go to school on Monday stuck like Siamese twins and then everyone will know about us.
    • Two-headed snakes typically occur in the same way that Siamese twins do.
    • They aren't opponents, they are Siamese twins.
    • It's connected, but it's definitely not Siamese twins.
    • Global capitalism and revolution are like oil and water, but in hip-hop they're akin to Siamese twins.
    • I felt tears cloud my eyes again; it was like someone took away a Siamese twin.
    • We walk off close together, so close we looked like Siamese twins and I looked back and the girls were looking at me with the ugliest face.
    • Merdias has said that there is one pair of Siamese twins born for every 200,000 live births.
    • It's like watching a freak show, a version of the circus displaying the Elephant man, the bearded lady, the Siamese twins joined at their skulls.
    • After they did their act, the theaters had them come back on stage to dance with Daisy and Violet Hilton, who were Siamese twins.
    • If the Siamese twins were not separated, they were both expected to die in a matter of months.
    • Conjoined twins were once referred to as Siamese twins, after the nationality of Chang and Eng Bunker, who lived from 1811 to 1874.
    • She always seems to attach to you as if you two were Siamese twins!
    • A pair of Siamese twins joined at the spine both survived an operation to separate them in December last year.
    • They're called Siamese twins after Chang and Eng Bunker.
    • Sitting on nine lotus and nine leaves are seven Siamese twins in various positions, mimicking religious poses.
    • Beverly becomes his own Siamese twin, separating from himself into a haze of drugs and bad behavior.
    • Studying them might provide some insight into the survival issues faced by Siamese twins.
    • Even Siamese twins are commonly held to have distinct identities.
    • It's a novel set in New Cardiff, Vermont, about a couple who become so close they're almost Siamese twins, which echoes Webb's relationship with Fred, an aristocratic feminist who shaves her head.
    • A rumour in Keighley that Siamese twins had been born to a couple has been confirmed.
    • In English, and I suppose in other languages that have been influenced by English, conjoined twins is a more polite phrase than Siamese twins, which is what most people call them in private.
    • There are other tales, too - of giants, lycanthropes, armed robberies that don't go as planned, secret missions, Siamese twins, and fishing expeditions.
    • By the way, we have an exclusive coming later, don't turn out because there were two tortoises born attached like Siamese twins and they were separated by a doctor and we have an exclusive tonight.
    Synonyms
    constant companion, inseparable companion, alter ego, second self, siamese twin

Origin

Early 19th century: with reference to the Siamese men Chang and Eng (1811–74), who, despite being joined at the waist, led an active life.

Definition of Siamese twins in US English:

Siamese twins

plural nounsaɪəˌmiz ˈtwɪnzsīəˌmēz ˈtwinz
  • dated term for conjoined twins
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's connected, but it's definitely not Siamese twins.
    • A rare and complicated operation in Singapore to separate a pair of Siamese twins from Nepal who are joined at the head continues to progress smoothly as it enters its fourth day.
    • Merdias has said that there is one pair of Siamese twins born for every 200,000 live births.
    • By the way, the doctor tells me the Siamese twins, who made all of this famous, I guess, had 20 kids between them, right?
    • Beneficiaries of Taiwan's new computerized lottery include two Siamese twins who made headlines in 1979 when they were successfully separated by a surgical operation.
    • We walk off close together, so close we looked like Siamese twins and I looked back and the girls were looking at me with the ugliest face.
    • ‘Tug us any closer and we will officially be the world's first Siamese twins that were joined after birth,’ he said dryly.
    • Two-headed snakes typically occur in the same way that Siamese twins do.
    • It's a novel set in New Cardiff, Vermont, about a couple who become so close they're almost Siamese twins, which echoes Webb's relationship with Fred, an aristocratic feminist who shaves her head.
    • Studying them might provide some insight into the survival issues faced by Siamese twins.
    • The Maltese couple whose Siamese twins were separated in Manchester are expecting another child.
    • Even Siamese twins are commonly held to have distinct identities.
    • After they did their act, the theaters had them come back on stage to dance with Daisy and Violet Hilton, who were Siamese twins.
    • In English, and I suppose in other languages that have been influenced by English, conjoined twins is a more polite phrase than Siamese twins, which is what most people call them in private.
    • Conjoined twins were once referred to as Siamese twins, after the nationality of Chang and Eng Bunker, who lived from 1811 to 1874.
    • If the Siamese twins were not separated, they were both expected to die in a matter of months.
    • Sitting on nine lotus and nine leaves are seven Siamese twins in various positions, mimicking religious poses.
    • Beverly becomes his own Siamese twin, separating from himself into a haze of drugs and bad behavior.
    • It's like watching a freak show, a version of the circus displaying the Elephant man, the bearded lady, the Siamese twins joined at their skulls.
    • Ligatures are certain combinations of letters that are joined on the page like Siamese twins.
    • Policy and its implementation are like Siamese twins - usually, like Siamese twins who have quarrelled; of all government policies, most fail in their implementation.
    • A pair of Siamese twins joined at the spine both survived an operation to separate them in December last year.
    • We were like Siamese twins until she moved to Vermont in fifth grade.
    • There are other tales, too - of giants, lycanthropes, armed robberies that don't go as planned, secret missions, Siamese twins, and fishing expeditions.
    • An internationally renowned surgeon who earlier this year refused to participate in an operation to sacrifice one Siamese twin to save the other last night said such surgery would be unlikely to succeed.
    • Fathered by an aristocratic closeted gay actor, raised in Hollywood on bright lights and birthday cake, Sylphid is her mother's self-hatred incarnate, her psychological Siamese twin.
    • She always seems to attach to you as if you two were Siamese twins!
    • Gentlemen, I ask you: can Siamese twins survive unattached?
    • Then we'll go to school on Monday stuck like Siamese twins and then everyone will know about us.
    • I felt tears cloud my eyes again; it was like someone took away a Siamese twin.
    • A rumour in Keighley that Siamese twins had been born to a couple has been confirmed.
    • They're called Siamese twins after Chang and Eng Bunker.
    • Israelis and Palestinians in Jerusalem are akin to Siamese twins that share vital and less vital organs.
    • That cold flaccid substratum is made up of sponge-like tissue: leaves or flowers like Siamese twins soldered together elbow to elbow.
    • By the way, we have an exclusive coming later, don't turn out because there were two tortoises born attached like Siamese twins and they were separated by a doctor and we have an exclusive tonight.
    • A pair of Siamese twins from Nepal who were joined at the head survived a rare three-and-a-half day operation in Singapore to separate them, Singapore General Hospital said Tuesday.
    • They aren't opponents, they are Siamese twins.
    • The pair spent the last race as close as Siamese twins, with Wyatt just not quite able to find a way around the big Rover.
    • Global capitalism and revolution are like oil and water, but in hip-hop they're akin to Siamese twins.
    • The Siamese twins even became self-possessed men and ‘made it’ in America.
    Synonyms
    constant companion, inseparable companion, alter ego, second self, siamese twin

Origin

Early 19th century: with reference to the Siamese men Chang and Eng (1811–74), who, despite being joined at the waist, led an active life.

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