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couple/ˈkʌp(ə)l/ n. & v.●n. 1 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of; often treated as sing. 常看作单数)a two 两个，一对，一双 a couple of girls 两个女孩 b about two 两三个，几个，一些 a couple of hours 几个小时 2 (often treated as sing. 常看作单数)a a married, engaged, or similar pair 夫妻，情侣 b a pair of partners in a dance, a game, etc. 一对舞伴；(游戏中的)一对伙伴 c a pair of rafters (建筑的)对椽 3 (pl. couple) a pair of hunting dogs 一对猎狗 six couple of hounds 六对猎狗 4 (in pl. 用复数) a pair of joined collars used for holding hounds together (将猎狗系在一起的)一对颈圈 5 Mech. a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them 【机】力偶(指作用在物体上的两个大小相等、方向相反而且不在一直线上的力。力偶能够使物体旋转) ●v. 1 tr. fasten or link together; connect (esp. railway carriages) 连接，结合，(尤指火车车厢)挂接 2 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 together, with) associate in thought or speech 联想；把…联系起来 papers coupled their names 报纸上把他们的名字联系在一起; couple our congratulations with our best wishes 献上我们的祝贺及良好祝愿 3 tr. & intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 with, up (with)) bring or come together as companions or partners 成对，结伴 4 intr. copulate 性交；(动物)交配 5 tr. Physics connect (oscillators) with a coupling 【物理学】将(振荡器)耦合 [Middle English via Old French cople, cuple, copler, cupler from Latin copulare, Latin COPULA] |