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| 1 | singular informal two things or people of the same type 一对；两个 |
| ‘Has he had any serious girlfriends?’ ‘A couple.’ “他有认真交往的女朋友吗？”“有两个。” |
| +of A couple of police officers were standing at the door. 两名警官正站在门口。 |
| Take a couple of aspirin – you’ ll soon feel better. 服两片阿司匹林，你很快就会好起来的 |
| | 1a | a small number of things or people 几个；两三个 | | There were a couple of things I wanted to discuss. 我有几件事想讨论一下。 | |
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| 2 | C two people who are married or involved in a romantic relationship with each other （一对）夫妻，情侣 |
| The couple first met in 1985. 这对夫妻第一次见面是在1985年。 |
| A nice young couple have moved in next door. 一对友好的年轻夫妻搬到隔壁来了。 |
| married couples with children 有孩子的夫妻 |
| | 2a | two people who are doing something together , who may or may not be involved in a romantic relationship 一对伙伴 | | The room was full of dancing couples. 房间里挤满了一对对的舞伴。 | | the couple at the next table 坐在邻桌的一对 | |
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