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n.(一)对,(一)双,夫妇 vt.连合,连接,结合 vi.结合,结婚

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动词过去式:coupled 过去分词:coupled 现在分词:coupling 第三人称单数:couples

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couple


/'kʌpl; `kʌpl/
n
1 two people or things that are seen together or associated, esp a man and woman together 一对, 一双(尤指男女)
*married couples 对对夫妻
* courting couples 对对情侣
* Several couples were on the dance floor. 有几对舞伴在跳舞.
* I won't have any more whiskies; I've had a couple already. 我不能再喝威士忌了, 我已经喝了几杯了.
2 (idm 习语) a couple of people/things
(a) two people/things 两人; 两件事物
*I saw a couple of men get out. 我看见有两个人出去了.
* I'll stay for a couple more hours. 我再多待两个小时.
(b) a small number of people/things 几个人; 几件事物
*She jogs a couple of miles every morning. 她每天早上要慢跑几英里. in two/a couple of shakes => shake2.

/'kʌpl; `kʌpl/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ A on (to B); ~ A and B (together) fasten or join (two things, esp two railway carriages) together 连接或连结(两物, 尤指两节列车车厢)
*The dining-car was coupled on (to the last coach). 餐车已挂(在末节车厢)上.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth with sb/sth link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth 将某人[某事物]与某人[某事物]联系在一起
*The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg. 莫扎特的名字是与萨尔茨堡城联系在一起的.
* The bad light, coupled with (ie together with) the wet ground, made play very difficult. 光线不足兼之地面潮湿, 比赛难以进行.
3 [I] (arch or rhet 古或修辞) (of two people) have sexual intercourse (指两人)性交, 云雨.
1. Be the first to extend your hand in greeting. Couple this with a friendly 'Hello', a nice smile, and your name and you have made the first step to open the lines of communication between you and another person.
    在问候别人时先伸出你的手,并伴着友善的“你好”和让人愉悦的微笑,再报上自己的名字,这样,你就在与另一个人开始交流的道路上走出了第一步。

2. But make no mistake about it, what most of them are about is money — and how financial assets will be divided up if a couple divorces.
    但是不要弄错了,大多数婚前协议涉及到的都是钱——以及如果夫妻一旦离婚该怎样分配财产。

3. While this eliminates risk and helps to insure that the man and woman will be similar in background and outlook, the theory is that the personalities of the couple provide enough differences to make the relationship interesting.
    虽然这种做法排除了风险,也有助于确保男女双方有相同的背景和观点,但从理论上来说,是夫妻个性方面的差异才使得婚姻关系引人入胜。

4. The couple next door are always arguing.
    邻居的夫妇总吵架.

5. They are a nice couple.
    他们是一对好夫妻.

6. They´re a very dressy couple.
    他们俩是讲究穿著的一对儿.

7. The retired couple lived a life of ease.
    这对退休的夫妻过着安逸的生活。

8. The quarreling couple stood in the sitting room, eyeball to eyeball.
    夫妻俩站在起居室里吵架, 你瞪着我, 我瞪着你。

9. The young couple are often seen walking along the beach in the nightfall.
    人们常常看到那对年轻夫妇在傍晚沿着海滩散步。

10. The couple strolled arm in arm.
    那对夫妻挽臂漫步.

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