couple的意思是:n.两人; 两件事物; 几个人; 几件事物; (人)一对; (尤指)夫妻,情侣;v.(把车辆或设备等)连接,结合; 性交; 交配;音标:[ 'kʌpl ] ,过去式:coupled 过去分词:coupled 名词复数:couples 现在分词:coupling。
n.
1.一对,一双。
2.配偶,夫妇,未婚夫妻,一对舞伴。
3.〔口语〕交媾;【物理学】力偶;电偶;【天文学】联星。
4.〔口语〕(少数)几个,两三个。
短语和例子
an old couple老两口儿。 a married couple夫妇。 a pack of 20 couple二十对的一群猎犬。 a thermo-electric couple温差电偶。 a couple of days 二三日,数日。 go [hunt, run] in couples 总是成双成对;协力。
vt.
1.(两支)拴在一起,配合,连接。
2.使结婚;(使)交配。
3.由…联想到(…);把…同联系起来。
短语和例子
couple two railroad coaches 把两节铁路车厢连接起来。
vi.
拥抱,搂抱;交尾;结婚;结合,配合。
a pair who associate with one another; "the engaged couple"; "an inseparable twosome"
同义词:twosome, duo, duet,
a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
同义词:mates, match,
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
two items of the same kind
同义词:pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad,
a small indefinite number; "he''s coming for a couple of days"
bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
同义词:match, mate, pair, twin,
link together; "can we couple these proposals?"
同义词:couple on, couple up,
engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"
同义词:copulate, mate, pair,
form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
同义词:pair, pair off, partner off,
例句与用法
1.A couple of rams are butting at each other .
两只羊正在用角互相抵触。
2.They moved in, bought a couple of beds .
他们搬进了新居,买来两张床。
3.She runs couple of miles every morning .
她每天早上要慢跑几英里。
4.The bowler let go a couple of scorchers .
投球手投出了几个快球。
5.I 've got a couple of books on the stocks .
计划要读的书有两本。
6.The couple did not have social security .
两位老人没有社会保险。
7.A couple of drunks stumbled past .
两个醉汉踉踉跄跄地走过去了。
8.He has a couple of boon companions .
他有几个爱吃喝交际的朋友。
9.It was making me dizzy there a couple of times .
有两次把我弄得晕头转向。
10.Give the clock another couple of winds .
给这座钟再上两圈发条。