单词 | couple |
释义 | ouple 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. couple 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. |
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