coupling
/ˈkʌplɪŋ/noun
1
- a device for connecting parts of machinery耦接头; 连接器; 联合器。
1.1
- a fitting on the end of a railway vehicle for connecting it to another（连接火车车厢的）车钩。
2
- mass noun the pairing of two items联结; 结合; 配对：
the coupling of tribunals with ministerial enquiries
特别法庭与行政调查的结合。
2.1
- sexual intercourse性交, 交媾。
2.2
- the arrangement of items on a musical recording唱片上曲目的编排：
this coupling of two of the greatest works of Haydn
海顿的两部最伟大作品的编排。
2.3
- count noun each such item编排好的曲目：
one of the more interesting couplings for the B minor Sonata
B小调奏鸣曲中较有趣的曲目之一。
2.4
- an interaction between two electrical components by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or optical link（电磁感应、静电荷或光学通信线路引起的两个电路元件之间的）耦合。