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two people or things that work together or are placed together; the act of placing them together 结对的两个人（或物）；配对；搭配 They take on a Chinese pairing in the next round of the World Table Tennis Championships. 他们将在下一轮世界乒乓球锦标赛上与中国队进行比赛。
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(in the British Parliament) the practice of an MP agreeing with an MP of a different party that neither of them will vote in a debate so that they do not need to attend the debate 配对，结对（英国议会中来自不同政党的两名议员约定放弃投票从而不必参加辩论进行表决）