单词 | couple¹ |
释义 | cou·ple¹ /`kʌpḷ; ˈkʌpəl/n 1. a couple (of) especially spoken two or a few 【尤口】两个; 几个:◇there were a couple of kids in the back of the car. 车的后面有几个孩子。◇i'll be ready in a couple of minutes. 我再过几分钟就准备好了。 2. [c] two people who are married or have a romantic relationship 夫妻; [恋爱关系的]一对男女:◇do you know the couple living next door? 你认识住在隔壁的那对夫妻吗?◇married couples 夫妻usage note 用法说明: couple and 和 pairuse couple to talk about any two things of the same type. couple 用于指同一种类的两个事物:◇there are a couple of guys waiting outside. 有两个家伙正在外面等候。use pair to talk about two things that are used together. pair 用于指一起使用的两个物品:◇a pair of shoes 一双鞋◇a pair of scissors 一把剪刀。however in informal british english, couple can also be used to mean a small number of things or people, though not exactly two. 然而,在非正式英式英语中,couple 也可用于指为数较少的几个物品或人,并不一定是确切的两个:◇i'll be ready in a couple of minutes. 我再过几分钟就准备好了。 |
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