ouple
n
1 two people or things that are seen together or associated, esp a man and woman together 一對, 一雙(尤指男女)
married couples 對對夫妻
courting couples 對對情侶
Several couples were on the dance floor. 有幾對舞伴在跳舞.
I won't have any more whiskies; I've had a couple already. 我不能再喝威士忌了, 我已經喝了幾杯了.
2 (idm 習語) a couple of people/things
(a) two people/things 兩人; 兩件事物
I saw a couple of men get out. 我看見有兩個人出去了.
I'll stay for a couple more hours. 我再多待兩個小時.
(b) a small number of people/things 幾個人; 幾件事物
She jogs a couple of miles every morning. 她每天早上要慢跑幾英里. in two/a couple of shakes => shake2.
couple v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ A on (to B); ~ A and B (together) fasten or join (two things, esp two railway carriages) together 連接或連結(兩物, 尤指兩節列車車廂)
The dining-car was coupled on (to the last coach). 餐車已掛(在末節車廂)上.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth with sb/sth link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth 將某人[某事物]與某人[某事物]聯系在一起
The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg. 莫扎特的名字是與薩爾茨堡城聯系在一起的.
The bad light, coupled with (ie together with) the wet ground, made play very difficult. 光線不足兼之地面潮濕, 比賽難以進行.
3 [I] (arch or rhet 古或修辭) (of two people) have sexual intercourse (指兩人)性交, 云雨.
?? 擴展釋義
*['k?pl]n. 對, 夫婦, 數個vt. 使成雙, 連接, 使成婚, 把...聯系起來vi. 結合, 成婚【化】 偶合; 偶合作用; 力偶【醫】 聯結, 連接; 一對, 配偶相關詞組: couple sb's name with sth a couple of