plural pairs or pair
plural pairs or pair
Learner's definition of PAIR
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: two things that are the same and are meant to be used together一对；一双；一副 -
a pair of gloves一副手套
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a pair of shoes/socks一双鞋/短袜
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He blushed when he saw all three pairs of eyes watching him.他发现三双眼睛正注视着自己时脸唰地红了。
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She won with a pair of aces.她凭借一对A赢了。
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I can't do everything at once—I've only got one pair of hands. [=I am only one person]我不能同时干所有的事——我只有一双手。
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It will take two pairs of hands [=two people] to move this rock.两个人才搬得动这块石头。
2
: a thing that has two parts which are joined（由相连的两个部分组成的物体）一把，一条，一副 3
: two people who are related in some way or who do something together（相关的）一对，两人 -
His two closest friends lived in the city and the pair of them visited him often.他最亲密的两个朋友住在这座城市，他们两个常常来看他。
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The dance is usually performed by a male and female pair.这支舞通常由一男一女两人来表演。
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Those two kids make quite a pair.那两个孩子真合得来。
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: two animals that mate together（交配的）一对动物 -
To avoid competition, breeding/mating pairs stay away from other male chimpanzees.为了避免竞争，生育/交配的成对黑猩猩会躲开其他雄性猩猩。
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A pair of parrots can raise one chick each year.一对鹦鹉每年能抚养一只小鹦鹉。
in pairs
: in a group of two people or things两个一组 2 pair /ˈpeɚ/ verb
pairs; paired; pairing
pairs; paired; pairing
Learner's definition of PAIR
[+ object]
: to put (two people or things) together使成对 —
often used as (be) paired常用作(be) paired -
We met when we were paired to work together on the project.我们俩在被安排在一起合作这个项目时相遇了。
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The suit is paired with black shoes for a sophisticated look.为了显成熟，西服搭配了黑鞋子。
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The fish was paired with a white wine.鱼配了白葡萄酒。
pair off
[phrasal verb] 1
: to join together in a romantic relationship使成对；配对 2
pair off or pair (someone or something) off or pair off (someone or something) : to join with someone or something else to form a group of two（使）组成一对
pair up
[phrasal verb] pair up or pair (someone or something) up or pair up (someone or something)
: to join together or to cause (two people or things) to join together for a purpose, job, etc.（使）组成对，组成搭档 -
The two organizations paired up to educate the public about the threat of global warming.这两个组织联合起来对公众进行有关全球变暖威胁的教育。
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They paired me up with a new partner for the last game.他们给我找了一个新的搭档参加最后一场比赛。
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The program pairs up volunteers with children who need help learning to read.这门课程把志愿者和在学习阅读方面需要帮助的孩子结成对。