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couple

noun
 
🔊/ˈkʌpl/
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In British English a plural verb is usually used in all 3 senses.Idioms
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  1.  
     [singular + singular or plural verb] couple (of somebody/something) two people or things两人；两件事物
    • I saw a couple of men get out.我看见有两个男人出去了。🔊🔊
  2.  
     [singular + singular or plural verb] couple (of somebody/something) a small number of people or things几个人；几件事物
    • We went there a couple of years ago.我们几年前去过那里。🔊🔊
    • a couple of minutes/hours/days/weeks/months几分钟/几小时/几天/几周/几月
    • a couple of people/friends/guys几个人/朋友/家伙
    • I've seen her a couple of times before.我以前见过她几次。🔊🔊
    • I'll be with you in a minute. There are a couple of things I have to do first.我一会儿就到你那里去。我有几件事情得先处理一下。🔊🔊
    • We can do it in the next couple of weeks.我们可在今后几个星期里完成这件事。🔊🔊
    • The have been some new developments in the past couple of days.在过去的几天里，这是一些新的发展。
    • The last couple of years have been difficult.最近的几年一直是困难重重。🔊🔊
    • There are a couple more files to read first.还有几份档案要先看一看。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The country's population could fall to 30 million within a couple of decades.该国的人口可能会在几十年内降至3000万。
    • I would like to make a couple of points at the outset.首先，我想提出几点。
    • I just have a couple of questions.我只是有几个问题。
    • I've played a couple of games for the reserves recently.我最近为预备队打了两场比赛。
  3.  
     [countable + singular or plural verb] two people who are seen together, especially if they are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship（人）一对；（尤指）夫妻，情侣
    • married couples几对夫妇
    • same-sex/gay/lesbian couples同性/同性恋/女同性恋情侣
    • a young couple一对年轻夫妇
    • an elderly couple一对老年夫妇
    • The royal couple will visit New Zealand next year.王室夫妇明年将访问新西兰。
    • Several couples were on the dance floor.有几对情侣在跳舞。🔊🔊
    • The couple was/were married in 2016.这对夫妇于 2006 年结婚。
    • couple from… We met a couple from Chicago, who were travelling with their three children.我们遇到了一对来自芝加哥的夫妇，他们和三个孩子一起旅行。
    see also happy couple, power couple
    Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorce结婚和离婚Romance恋爱
    • fall/​be (madly/​deeply/​hopelessly) in love (with somebody)（疯狂地／深深地／无可救药地）爱上／爱着（某人）
    • be/​believe in/​fall in love at first sight是／相信一见钟情；一见钟情
    • be/​find true love/​the love of your life是／找到真爱／一生的爱
    • suffer (from) (the pains/​pangs of) unrequited love受单相思之苦
    • have/​feel/​show/​express great/​deep/​genuine affection for somebody/​something对某人／某事有着／表示出强烈的／深深的／真挚的爱慕之情
    • meet/​marry your husband/​wife/​partner/​fiancé/fiancée/​boyfriend/​girlfriend与丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友结识／结婚
    • have/​go on a (blind) date有个／去约会／相亲
    • be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/​girl/​boy/​man/​woman与一个小伙子／女生／男生／男人／女人在谈恋爱
    • move in with/​live with your boyfriend/​girlfriend/​partner与男朋友／女朋友／伴侣同居
    Weddings婚礼
    • get/​be engaged/​married/​divorced订婚；结婚；离婚
    • arrange/​plan a wedding安排婚礼
    • have a big wedding/​a honeymoon/​a happy marriage举行隆重的婚礼；度蜜月；婚姻幸福
    • have/​enter into an arranged marriage有一个／走入包办婚姻
    • call off/​cancel/​postpone your wedding取消／推迟婚礼
    • invite somebody to/​go to/​attend a wedding/​a wedding ceremony/​a wedding reception邀请某人出席／参加婚礼／结婚典礼／结婚喜宴
    • conduct/​perform a wedding ceremony举行结婚典礼
    • exchange rings/​wedding vows/​marriage vows交换戒指；互致结婚誓言
    • congratulate/​toast/​raise a glass to the happy couple祝贺这对幸福的新人；为这对幸福的伉俪干杯
    • be/​go on honeymoon (with your wife/​husband)（与妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月
    • celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary庆祝第一个（结婚）纪念日
    Separation and divorce分居和离婚
    • be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/​wife/​partner/​fiancé/fiancée/​boyfriend/​girlfriend对丈夫／妻子／伴侣／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠
    • have an affair (with somebody)（和某人）有暧昧关系
    • break off/​end an engagement/​a relationship解除／终止婚约／恋爱关系
    • break up with/​split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/​girlfriend与男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友
    • separate from/​be separated from/​leave/​divorce your husband/​wife和丈夫／妻子分居；离弃丈夫／妻子；与丈夫／妻子离婚
    • annul/​dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻无效；解除婚姻关系
    • apply for/​ask for/​go through/​get a divorce申请／要求／办理离婚；离婚
    • get/​gain/​be awarded/​have/​lose custody of the children获得／被判予／拥有／失去对孩子的监护权
    • pay alimony/​child support (to your ex-wife/​husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活费／子女抚养费
    Extra Examples
    • childless couples seeking to adopt寻求领养孩子的无子女夫妇
    • We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.我们站起来为新娘新郎干杯。
    • They make a beautiful couple.他们是很靓的一对。
    • The hotel was full of honeymoon couples.酒店里住满了度蜜月的夫妇。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • adorable
    • attractive
    • beautiful
    • …
    verb + couple
    • make
    phrases
    • the happy couple
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.
Idioms
in two shakes | in a couple of shakes
  1. (informal) very soon立刻；马上
    • We’ll be there in a couple of shakes.我们将一晃而过。

couple

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they couple
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he / she / it couples
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past simple coupled
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past participle coupled
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-ing form coupling
🔊/ˈkʌplɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to join together two parts of something, for example two vehicles or pieces of equipment（把车辆或设备等）连接，结合
    • be coupled together The two railway trucks had been coupled together.两辆铁路卡车已经连接在一起。
    • be coupled to something This energy is converted into electrical energy by the generator that is coupled to the turbine.该能量通过与涡轮机连接的发电机转换为电能。
  2. [intransitive] (formal) (of two people or animals两人或两动物) to have sex性交；交配
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.