noun🔗Share双生子音，重复辅音 A doubled or repeated letter or speech sound."In the word "broccoli," the double "c" is a geminate. "在单词“broccoli”里，重复出现的“cc”是双生子音。languagegrammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share成对，配对. To arrange in pairs."The teacher asked the students to geminate the index cards so they could easily compare similar concepts. "老师让学生们把索引卡片两两配对，这样他们就能更容易地比较相似的概念了。groupactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share成对出现，成双成对。 To occur in pairs."During cell division, chromosomes geminate, ensuring each new cell receives a complete set of genetic material. "在细胞分裂过程中，染色体会成对出现，确保每个新细胞都能获得完整的遗传物质。languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share成对的，成双的 Forming a pair."The twins had geminate birthdays, celebrating on the same day. "这对双胞胎的生日是连在一起的，都在同一天庆祝。languagelinguisticsgrammarphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share重叠的, 双生的 Of a consonant, pronounced longer and considered as being doubled"The Italian word "pizza" has a geminate consonant; you hold the "z" sound longer than a single "z". "意大利语单词“pizza”里有一个重叠辅音，发“z”的音时，你需要比单个“z”音发得更长，听起来像是两个“z”。phoneticslanguagelinguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
