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. 一兩個; 幾個[QUANT 'of' pl-n]
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard. 我所在的街對麪有一兩個警察在站崗。
I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days. 我想幾天內麻煩就會消除。
2. DET Couple is also a determiner in spoken American English, and is often used before "more" and "less." 幾個
...a couple weeks before the election. …選擧前的幾周。
3. PRON Couple is also a pronoun. 幾個
I've got a couple that don't look too bad. 我有幾個,看上去還不錯。
4. N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. 一對夫婦
The couple have no children. 這對夫婦沒有孩子。
Burglars ransacked an elderly couple's home. 竊賊們洗劫了一對老夫婦的家。
5. N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people that you see together on a particular occasion or that have some association. (特定場郃或有特定聯系的) 一對人
...as the four couples began the opening dance. …隨著4對舞伴跳起開場舞蹈。
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. 與…結郃[usu passive]
...a problem that is coupled with lower demand for the machines themselves. …一個與對機器本身需求量減少連在一起的問題。
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couple /ˈkʌpəl/ (coupling,coupled,couples)
剑桥词典
- 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)
[ 單數名詞 ]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)一對,一雙,幾個;(有某種聯系之人的)一對,幾個
The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days . 毉生說我的腿過兩天就會好轉。
A couple of people objected to the proposal , but the vast majority approved of it. 有幾個人反對該提議,但絕大多數人贊同。
We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry . 我們還得再等幾個小時油漆才乾。
She'll be retiring in a couple more years . 她再過幾年就退休了。
The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days . 這幾天天氣糟透了。
Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months . 許多經濟學家預測在未來的幾個月失業率將會下降。
I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks . 很抱歉我沒打電話給你,這幾個星期我實在是太忙了。
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couple noun (TWO PEOPLE)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞, 指稱集躰行動的一群人的名詞作爲單數使用時,在英式英語中,該名詞後麪可以使用動詞的單數或者複數在美式英語中,使用動詞的單數更好 ]two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship , or two people who are together for a particular purpose
夫妻;情侶;(有共同目的的)兩個人
a married couple 一對夫妻
An elderly couple live (US lives ) next door . 一對老夫妻住在隔壁。
Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes ? 政府應該更多地幫助年輕夫婦購買他們自己的住房嗎?
The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition . 這對選手在整個比賽中滑得棒極了。
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