1 N-COUNT 双；对；副 A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are used together or are both part of something, for example shoes, earrings, or parts of the body. 双；对；副
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...a pair of socks. [+ of]
一双袜子
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...trainers that cost up to 90 pounds a pair.
售价高达90英镑一双的运动鞋
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72,000 pairs of hands clapped in unison to the song. [+ of]
72,000双手和着歌曲整齐划一地打着拍子。
SYN set, match, combination, doublet
2 N-COUNT 套，条，把，副（由两个尺寸和形状相同的部分组成的物品，如裤子、剪刀） Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as a pair, for example a pair of trousers or a pair of scissors . 套，条，把，副（由两个尺寸和形状相同的部分组成的物品，如裤子、剪刀）
3 N-SING 一对伴儿；一对夫妻；一对情侣 You can refer to two people as a pair when they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other. 一对伴儿；一对夫妻；一对情侣
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A pair of teenage boys were smoking cigarettes. [+ of]
两个十来岁的男孩正在吸烟。
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The pair admitted that their three-year-old marriage was going through 'a difficult time'.
那对夫妻承认他们3年的婚姻正在经历一个“困难期”。
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He and Paula made an unlikely pair.
他和葆拉不太可能成为一对儿。
SYN couple, brace, duo, twosome
4 VERB [usually passive] 使配对；使配成搭档 If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it. 使配对；使配成搭档
SYN team, match (up), join, couple
Usage Note :
The noun pair can take either a singular verb or a plural verb, depending on whether it refers to one thing seen as a unit or a collection of two things or people. A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential… The pair are still friends and attend functions together.
pair作名词时，其后跟动词的单数还是复数形式取决于所指的是看作一个整体的一件东西，还是两个事物或人的组合：A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential...（一双兼具支撑性和保护性的好的运动鞋是必不可少的），The pair are still friends and attend functions together（他们俩依然是朋友，仍一起出席一些社交活动）。
6 PHRASE 可靠的好帮手；可以委托的人 If you say that someone is or has a safe pair of hands, you mean that they are reliable and will not make any serious mistakes. 可靠的好帮手；可以委托的人 [British, journalism]
Phrasal verbs: - pair offpair up
| Thesaurus | pair Also look up: |
| N. | combination, couple, duo, match, two, twosome 1 3 |
| VERB. | combine, join, match up, put together, team 4 |
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