couple
柯林斯词典
1. QUANT If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it. 一两个; 几个[QUANT 'of' pl-n]
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard. 我所在的街对面有一两个警察在站岗。
I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days. 我想几天内麻烦就会消除。
2. DET Couple is also a determiner in spoken American English, and is often used before "more" and "less." 几个
...a couple weeks before the election. …选举前的几周。
3. PRON Couple is also a pronoun. 几个
I've got a couple that don't look too bad. 我有几个,看上去还不错。
4. N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. 一对夫妇
The couple have no children. 这对夫妇没有孩子。
Burglars ransacked an elderly couple's home. 窃贼们洗劫了一对老夫妇的家。
5. N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people that you see together on a particular occasion or that have some association. (特定场合或有特定联系的) 一对人
...as the four couples began the opening dance. …随着4对舞伴跳起开场舞蹈。
6. V-T If you say that one thing produces a particular effect when it is coupled with another, you mean that the two things combine to produce that effect. 与…结合[usu passive]
...a problem that is coupled with lower demand for the machines themselves. …一个与对机器本身需求量减少连在一起的问题。
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couple /ˈkʌpəl/ (coupling,coupled,couples)
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- Take a couple of steps backwards .
- She lived in Rome for a couple of years , where she taught English .
- Take a couple of weeks off - you need a break .
- The getaway car was abandoned a couple of kilometres from the scene of the robbery .
- There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs .
- A fashionable couple posed elegantly at the next table .
- Lawyers for the couple have announced that they are starting divorce proceedings .
- It's normal for couples to argue now and then.
- Margot and Tom seem like a very happy couple - have they been married long ?
- All the other guests at the party were couples, and I felt rather strange on my own. 返回 couple
couple noun (SOME)
[ 单数名词 ]two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected
(相似或相同事物的)一对,一双,几个;(有某种联系之人的)一对,几个
The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days . 医生说我的腿过两天就会好转。
A couple of people objected to the proposal , but the vast majority approved of it. 有几个人反对该提议,但绝大多数人赞同。
We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry . 我们还得再等几个小时油漆才干。
She'll be retiring in a couple more years . 她再过几年就退休了。
The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days . 这几天天气糟透了。
Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months . 许多经济学家预测在未来的几个月失业率将会下降。
I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks . 很抱歉我没打电话给你,这几个星期我实在是太忙了。
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couple noun (TWO PEOPLE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词, 指称集体行动的一群人的名词作为单数使用时,在英式英语中,该名词后面可以使用动词的单数或者复数在美式英语中,使用动词的单数更好 ]two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship , or two people who are together for a particular purpose
夫妻;情侣;(有共同目的的)两个人
a married couple 一对夫妻
An elderly couple live (US lives ) next door . 一对老夫妻住在隔壁。
Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes ? 政府应该更多地帮助年轻夫妇购买他们自己的住房吗?
The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition . 这对选手在整个比赛中滑得棒极了。
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