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| 詞匯 | couple |
| 釋義 | couple/′k?pl/ n;vt [-d,-d/d/;-e\ing/ ? ?/] n (1)兩個(人或物),一對(雙)(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,我已喝了兩杯。arrange the chairs in~s 把椅子兩張兩張地擺在一起;a~of socks/chairs/cigarettes一雙襪子/一對椅子/兩支煙;There were three~s dancing the tango.有三對舞伴在跳探戈。The children were walking about in~s.孩子們兩人一組地在散步。 (2)夫妻(婦)(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.聚會上到處是成雙成對的,沒有形單影只者。an aged~一對老年夫妻;a young/newly-married~一對青年/新婚夫妻;married/courting~s 已婚/求愛的男女;the happy~那幸福的夫妻; a couple of (infml)兩個;(不多)幾個:a~of men/friends/hours兩(幾)個男人/朋友/小時;a~of drinks兩(幾)杯(酒);They walked a~of miles.他們走了幾英里。 →′couplet n 對句(聯(lián)); vt (1)連接(結(jié),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.所有的車廂都掛鉤了?!玹wo more carriages on又掛上了兩節(jié)車廂;The luggage-car was~d on to the last coach.行李車掛在了最后一節(jié)車廂上?!纪絚onnect,join,link,fasten;〖反〗detach,separate,disconnect,unfasten; (2)聯(lián)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.他的名字和一個臭名昭著的罪犯的名字聯(lián)系在一起?!獺emingway and Steinback together as being typically American writers把海明威和斯坦貝克作為典型的美國作家聯(lián)系在一起;Working too hard,~d with not getting enough sleep,made him ill.由于工作過度加上睡眠不足,他病倒了。Intelligence~ed with hard work accounted for his success.他之所以成功是因為聰明又勤奮。 (3)性交((of animals)have sex together)[I+prep(with)]; →′coupling n 連接(結(jié),合);聯(lián)系;性交; 【辨異】couple與pair都可以表示兩個事物。pair (雙,對,副)指一起使用組成一套的兩樣?xùn)|西,如:a pair of shoes/stockings(一雙鞋/襪),或者由兩個相同部分組成的東西,如:a pair of glasses/trousers(一副眼鏡/一條褲子);couple則指兩個相關(guān)但沒有結(jié)合在一起的東西,如:a couple of houses/people(兩座房/個人);pair 強調(diào)密切結(jié)合,如:A pair of houses are joined together.(兩座房子連在一起。) |
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