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couple
noun /ˈkʌp(ə)l/
singularcouple
pluralcouples
  1. 1
    [singular] informal two things or people of the same type 一對;兩個

    ‘Has he had any serious girlfriends?' ‘A couple.' “他有認真交往的女朋友嗎?”“有兩個。”

    couple of :

    A couple of police officers were standing at the door. 兩名警官正站在門口。

    Take a couple of aspirin – you'll soon feel better. 服兩片阿司匹林,你很快就會好起來的。

     Synonyms and related words
    1. a.
      mainly American a small number of things or people 幾個;兩三個

      There were a couple of things I wanted to discuss. 我有幾件事想討論一下。

       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 (一對)夫妻,情侶

    The couple first met in 1985. 這對夫妻第一次見面是在1985年。

    A nice young couple have moved in next door. 一對友好的年輕夫妻搬到隔壁來了。

    married couples with children 有孩子的夫妻

     Synonyms and related words
    1. a.
      two people who are doing something together, who may or may not be involved in a romantic relationship 一對夥伴

      The room was full of dancing couples. 房間裏擠滿了一對對的舞伴。

      the couple at the next table 坐在鄰桌的一對

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  3. From our crowdsourced Open Dictionary
    3
    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 結合

    Her intelligence, coupled with her experience, makes her a perfect candidate for the job. 她的智力加上經驗使她成爲這份工作的理想人選。

    coupled with the fact that :

    The weather, coupled with the fact that the trains were on strike, meant that few reporters turned up. 天氣狀況加上鐵路罷工意味着沒有幾個記者到場。

     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 連接

    Two computer processors can be coupled. 兩台計算機處理器可以連接起來。

    be coupled to something :

    A trailer was coupled to the tractor. 一輛拖車被挂到了拖拉機上。

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  3. 3
    [I] literary when animals couple, they have sex (動物)交配,交合
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