to make a close relationship between two towns or areas 使结成姊妹城市；使结成友好地区
Oxford is twinned with Bonn in Germany.
牛津和德国的波恩结成了友好城市。
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~ sth (with sth)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
The opera twins the themes of love and death.
这出歌剧把爱与死的主题紧密结合在一起。