单词 | couple |
释义 | couple¹ 1.(living together)夫妻;夫妇;情侣 the couple who live next door住在隔壁的一对夫妻 The young couple decided to start their tour immediately.这对年轻情侣决定立刻出发去游览。 2.【游戏,舞】(dancing, playing together)一对搭档;一对舞伴 The four couples began the opening dance.四对舞伴开始跳开场舞。 They were an odd couple.他们是一对奇怪的搭档。 3.【猎】(pair of collars)(由皮带连接的)双联颈圈 4.【猎】(two hounds)(用双联颈圈拴在一起的)双套猎犬 5.【猎】(used when counting hounds)一对(猎犬计数单位) twenty and a half couple二十对零一只猎犬 6.【物】(parallel forces)力偶 7.【物】(across which a voltage develops)电偶 8.【物】(acting as electrodes of electrolytic cell)电极对 9.(connector)连接物;对椽 idiom couple² ◆a couple of [用作单或复](two)一对;一双 They've been helped by a couple of Washington newspaper reporters.他们得到了华盛顿的两位新闻记者的帮助。 <非正式>(a few)几个;两三个 a couple of hours几个小时 Could you wait a couple of minutes?你能稍等几分钟吗? a couple<美,非正式>一两(个) a couple weeks before the election大选前的一两周 a couple more/less ...多/少一两个… I think I can play maybe for a couple more years.我想我也许还能多打一两年球。 couple³a couple两个;一对;一双 I've got a couple that don't look too bad.我有两个, 看起来还不错。 couple⁴🄰 vt. 1.(combine)使结合;加上 The penalties are harsh when you couple them with the $112,000 fine that had been applied previously.加上之前作出的11.2万美元罚款, 处罚是很严厉的。 2.(associate)+ ideas, names把…联系起来 3.【铁路】+ carriages连接 4.【工】+ component把…连起来;把…连接到 The various systems are coupled together in complex arrays.各个系统连接在一起, 形成复杂的阵列。 5.(do together)同时做;交替做 He couples studying with teaching.他一边学习一边教书。 6.【猎】+ hounds把…拴在一起 7.【物】将…耦合 🄱 vi. <正式>(have sexual intercourse)性交;交媾 |
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