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TOEFL BNC: 727 COCA: 531
couple
noun /ˈkʌp(ə)l/
singularcouple
pluralcouples
  1. 1
    [singular] informal two things or people of the same type 一对;两个

    ‘Has he had any serious girlfriends?' ‘A couple.' “他有认真交往的女朋友吗?”“有两个。”

    couple of :

    A couple of police officers were standing at the door. 两名警官正站在门口。

    Take a couple of aspirin – you'll soon feel better. 服两片阿司匹林,你很快就会好起来的。

     Synonyms and related words
    1. a.
      mainly American a small number of things or people 几个;两三个

      There were a couple of things I wanted to discuss. 我有几件事想讨论一下。

       Synonyms and related words
      Small numbers and quantities: few, minority, minimum...
  2. 2
    [C] two people who are married or involved in a romantic relationship with each other (一对)夫妻,情侣

    The couple first met in 1985. 这对夫妻第一次见面是在1985年。

    A nice young couple have moved in next door. 一对友好的年轻夫妻搬到隔壁来了。

    married couples with children 有孩子的夫妻

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    1. a.
      two people who are doing something together, who may or may not be involved in a romantic relationship 一对伙伴

      The room was full of dancing couples. 房间里挤满了一对对的舞伴。

      the couple at the next table 坐在邻桌的一对

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  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
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    in informal US English, used without 'of' to refer to a small number of people or things

    She used to rarely say anything, but in the past couple weeks she's grown confident enough to answer questions out loud.

    Submitted from United Kingdom on 06/10/2015
couple
verb /ˈkʌp(ə)l/
present tense
I/you/we/theycouple
he/she/itcouples
present participlecoupling
past tensecoupled
past participlecoupled
  1. 1
    [T] [usually passive] if one thing is coupled with another, they are combined and produce a particular effect 结合

    Her intelligence, coupled with her experience, makes her a perfect candidate for the job. 她的智力加上经验使她成为这份工作的理想人选。

    coupled with the fact that :

    The weather, coupled with the fact that the trains were on strike, meant that few reporters turned up. 天气状况加上铁路罢工意味着没有几个记者到场。

     Synonyms and related words
    To combine things, or to combine well: combine, complement, harmonize...
  2. 2
    [T] [usually passive] if one vehicle or part of a machine is coupled to another, they are joined so that they work together 连接

    Two computer processors can be coupled. 两台计算机处理器可以连接起来。

    be coupled to something :

    A trailer was coupled to the tractor. 一辆拖车被挂到了拖拉机上。

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    [I] literary when animals couple, they have sex (动物)交配,交合
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TOEFL BNC: 727 COCA: 531
couple

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + COUPLE | PHRASES ADJECTIVEadorable, attractive, beautiful, cute, good-looking, great, handsome, lovely討人喜歡的/迷人的/美麗的/嬌小可愛的/好看的/了不起的/漂亮的/可愛的一對happy, loving, perfect, romantic幸福的/相親相愛的/完美的/浪漫的一對elderly, middle-aged, old, retired, young年長的夫妻;中年夫婦;老夫婦;退休夫婦;年輕夫妻heterosexual異性夫妻gay, homosexual, lesbian, same-sex男同性戀情侶;同性戀情侶;女同性戀情侶engaged, honeymoon, married, newly married, newly-wed已訂婚的情侶;度蜜月的夫婦;已婚夫婦;新婚夫婦The hotel was full of honeymoon couples.酒店裏住滿了度蜜月的夫婦。cohabiting, unmarried同居的一對;未婚情侶interracial (NAmE) 異族夫妻childless, infertile無子女的/不育的夫妻childless couples seeking to adopt尋求領養孩子的無子女夫婦VERB + COUPLEmake成為一對They make a beautiful couple.他們是很靚的一對。PHRASESthe happy couple (= the two people getting married) 新娘新郎We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.我們站起來為新娘新郎乾杯。
TOEFL BNC: 727 COCA: 531

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