| [/ˈkʌpl; ˋkʌpl/] n 用法:
1 two people or things that are seen together or associated, esp a man and woman together 一对, 一双（尤指男女）:
married couples 对对夫妻 *
courting couples 对对情侣 *
Several couples were on the dance floor. 有几对舞伴在跳舞. *
I won't have any more whiskies; I've had a couple already. 我不能再喝威士忌了, 我已经喝了几杯了. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) a couple of people/things (a) two people/things 两人; 两件事物:
I saw a couple of men get out. 我看见有两个人出去了. *
I'll stay for a couple more hours. 我再多待两个小时.
(b) a small number of people/things 几个人; 几件事物:
She jogs a couple of miles every morning. 她每天早上要慢跑几英里. in two/a couple of shakes => shake2. couple 2
[/ˈkʌpl; ˋkʌpl/] v 用法:
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ A on (to B); ~ A and B (together) fasten or join (two things, esp two railway carriages) together 连接或连结（两物, 尤指两节列车车厢）:
The dining-car was coupled on (to the last coach). 餐车已挂（在末节车厢）上. 用法:
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth with sb/sth link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth 将某人[某事物]与某人[某事物]联系在一起:
The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg. 莫扎特的名字是与萨尔茨堡城联系在一起的. *
The bad light, coupled with (ie together with) the wet ground, made play very difficult. 光线不足兼之地面潮湿, 比赛难以进行. 用法:
3 [I] (arch or rhet 古或修辞) (of two people) have sexual intercourse （指两人）性交, 云雨. |