couple的讀音是:英['k_pl]。couple的詞語用法是n.(名詞)couple的基本意思是“壹對,壹雙”,指在壹起或互有關系的兩個人或物,但並不壹定是同樣的,其關系可分可合,是可數名詞,常與of連用。couple近義詞pair。
壹、詳盡釋義點此查看couple的詳細內容
n.(名詞)夫婦;未婚夫妻;情侶壹對,壹雙壹對舞伴幾個,三兩個兩人,兩件事物電電偶物力偶數偶,耦合v.(動詞)成婚,結婚聯想,聯系使成夫婦,使結婚動交配,交尾;性交連接,連結,把?拴在壹起與?聯系起來結合,聯結,使耦合配合擁抱,摟抱由...聯想到(...)使交尾,使交配成雙二、英英釋義
Noun:a pair who associate with one another;"the engaged couple"
"an inseparable twosome"
a pair of people who live together;"a married couple from Chicago"
a small indefinite number;"he's coming for a couple of days"
two items of the same kind
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
Verb:bring two objects, ideas, or people together;"This fact is coupled to the other one"
"Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"
"The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
link together;"can we couple these proposals?"
form a pair or pairs;"The two old friends paired off"
engage in sexual intercourse;"Birds mate in the Spring"
三、詞典解釋
1.兩個;幾個
If you refer toa couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
couple的翻譯
e.g. Across the street from me there are acouple of police officers standing guard...
我對面的街上有幾名警官在站崗。
e.g. I think the trouble will clear up in acouple of days.
我想問題幾天內就會解決。
2.夫妻;情人
Acouple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship.
e.g. Thecouple have no children.
這對夫妻沒有孩子。
e.g. ...after burglars ransacked an elderlycouple's home.
竊賊洗劫了壹對老夫婦的家之後
3.(在某種場合在壹起或有某種關系的)壹對人,兩個人
Acouple is two people that you see together on a particular occasion or that have some association.
e.g. ...as the four couples began the opening dance...
4對舞伴開始跳開場舞的時候
e.g. They were an oddcouple.
他們是奇怪的壹對。
4.加上;結合
If you say that one thing produces a particular effect when itis coupled with another, you mean that the two things combine to produce that effect.
e.g. ...a problem that is coupled with lower demand for the machines themselves...
這個問題外加上對機器本身需求量的下降
e.g. Overuse of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration...
過量使用那些藥物再加上飲食缺乏營養,導致健康狀況惡化。
5.(把設備等)連接,結合
If one piece of equipmentis coupled to another, it is joined to it so that the two pieces of equipment work together.
e.g. Its engine is coupled to a semiautomatic gearbox...
它的發動機與壹個半自動變速箱相連接。
e.g. The various systems are coupled together in complex arrays.
多個系統在復雜的數組中連接起來。
coupling
The technique requires the coupling of a particle accelerator and a mass spectrometer.
這種技術要求將粒子加速器和質譜儀連接起來。6. see also: coupling
四、例句
They are a nice couple.
他們是很美滿的壹對。
The couple seemed to be on cloud nine.
那對夫婦看上去極其幸福。
Next door to us there's a couple from the USA.
我們隔壁住著來自美國的壹對夫婦。
My tourist visa lets me stay for a couple of weeks.
我的觀光簽證可讓我停留數周。
They coupled the carriages of the train together.
他們把火車的車廂連接好。
The degenerate man instigated his daughter to couple with hotel guests
那個道德敗壞的家夥唆使女兒與旅店的客人睡覺。
五、常用短語
用作動詞(v.)couple to (v.+prep.)連接,結合 link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth
couple sth to sthAn engine is coupled to a railway train.
火車頭與車廂掛在壹起。
The shaft of the turbine is coupled to the rotor of the generator.
汽輪機的軸與發電機的轉子相連接。
couple together (v.+adv.)連接,結合 link or associate sb/sth with sb/sth
couple sb/sth togetherThey coupled the carriages of the train together.
他們把這些列車車廂連接起來。
I always couple Hemingway and Steinbeck together as being typically American writers.
我總是把海明威和史坦貝克聯系在壹起,認為他們是具有代表性的美國作家。
The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles.
火車的車廂是用鉤鏈連接起來的。
couple with (v.+prep.)與?連接在壹起 join together
couple sth with sthWe couple the pump with the engine.
我們把水泵與引擎連接起來。
People couple the name of Oxford with the idea of learning.
人們把牛津這個名字與學術觀念聯系在壹起。
Gambling is always coupled with degradation.
賭博總是與墮落相聯系。
The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg.
莫紮特的名字是與薩爾茨堡城聯系在壹起的。
六、經典引文
A very loving Couple.
出自:SteeleMeasuring syllables and coupling rhymes.
出自:PopeMy young lambs coupled two by two With willow bands.
出自:Shelley七、詞源解說
☆ 13世紀晚期進入英語,直接源自古法語的cours;最初源自拉丁語的bond,意為對,雙,結合。couple的相關近義詞
pair
couple的相關反義詞
single
couple的相關臨近詞
coupon、coup、couples、coupled、coupler、couplex、Couplez、couplet、couplets、Coupleux、couplers、couple up
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