单词 | couple |
释义 | couple/′kʌpl/ n;vt [-d,-d/d/;-e\ing/ ɪ ŋ/] n (1)两个(人或物),一对(双)(two people or things that are seen together or associated in some way but not necessarily matched or part of a pair)[C]:I won't have any more whiskies;I've had a~already. 我不再要威士忌了,我已喝了两杯。arrange the chairs in~s 把椅子两张两张地摆在一起;a~of socks/chairs/cigarettes一双袜子/一对椅子/两支烟;There were three~s dancing the tango.有三对舞伴在跳探戈。The children were walking about in~s.孩子们两人一组地在散步。 (2)夫妻(妇)(a man and a woman united together in some way,esp a husband and wife)[C]:The party was full of~s,with no single people.聚会上到处是成双成对的,没有形单影只者。an aged~一对老年夫妻;a young/newly-married~一对青年/新婚夫妻;married/courting~s 已婚/求爱的男女;the happy~那幸福的夫妻; a couple of (infml)两个;(不多)几个:a~of men/friends/hours两(几)个男人/朋友/小时;a~of drinks两(几)杯(酒);They walked a~of miles.他们走了几英里。 →′couplet n 对句(联); vt (1)连接(结,合)(fasten or join (two things,esp two railway carriages)together by some mechanical means)[T+n,T+n+adv(on),T+n+adv(on)+prep(to),T+n+adv(together)]:All the carriages/coaches have been~d together.所有的车厢都挂钩了。~two more carriages on又挂上了两节车厢;The luggage-car was~d on to the last coach.行李车挂在了最后一节车厢上。〖同〗connect,join,link,fasten;〖反〗detach,separate,disconnect,unfasten; (2)联系在一起;加上(link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth in one's mind)[T+n+prep(with)]:His name was~d with that of a notorious criminal.他的名字和一个臭名昭著的罪犯的名字联系在一起。~Hemingway and Steinback together as being typically American writers把海明威和斯坦贝克作为典型的美国作家联系在一起;Working too hard,~d with not getting enough sleep,made him ill.由于工作过度加上睡眠不足,他病倒了。Intelligence~ed with hard work accounted for his success.他之所以成功是因为聪明又勤奋。 (3)性交((of animals)have sex together)[I+prep(with)]; →′coupling n 连接(结,合);联系;性交; 【辨异】couple与pair都可以表示两个事物。pair (双,对,副)指一起使用组成一套的两样东西,如:a pair of shoes/stockings(一双鞋/袜),或者由两个相同部分组成的东西,如:a pair of glasses/trousers(一副眼镜/一条裤子);couple则指两个相关但没有结合在一起的东西,如:a couple of houses/people(两座房/个人);pair 强调密切结合,如:A pair of houses are joined together.(两座房子连在一起。) |
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