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couple

/kuhp-uhl/US // ˈkʌp əl //UK // (ˈkʌpəl) //

夫妇,夫妻,一对夫妇,情侣

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : two of the same sort considered together; pair.
    • : two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners:They make a handsome couple.
    • : any two persons considered together.
    • : Mechanics. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
    • : Also called couple-close. Carpentry. a pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.
    • : a leash for holding two hounds together.
    • : Fox Hunting. two hounds: 25 hounds or 12½ couple.
v.有主动词 verb
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    cou·pled, cou·pling.

    • : to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.
    • : to join; connect.
    • : to unite in marriage or in sexual union.
    • : Electricity. to join or associate by means of a coupler. to bring close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cou·pled, cou·pling.

    • : to join in a pair; unite.
    • : to copulate.

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Examples

  • I’ve never met Andrew Doughty, but for the past couple of decades have considered his deeply researched Revealed guides about as necessary as sunscreen or swim shorts for a Hawaii trip.

  • Even if we’re up a couple goals in the third, the easiest way to defend is probably attacking and keep the puck and possession.

  • A few weeks later, Willie messaged to let me know they were officially a couple.

  • I’ve done this in the past, and it hasn’t worked out, though I do believe that if the issues that a couple disagrees on are not pivotal to the point of negatively affecting others in any way, shape, or form, then it can be discussed.

  • I’ve made a couple of dates where we were going to go out and meet at a place, but they were canceled because of a massive spike in cases in Monroe County.

  • We do see that a few European countries have them on the books: Germany, Poland, Italy, Ireland, a couple more.

  • A couple of people were treated for minor injuries but no major incidents occurred.

  • I finally called Lee a couple of times and we talked but he was busy with guests at the house.

  • There is one time, however, when couple dancing is in high demand, and that is around weddings.

  • The court papers are sealed, but the couple has made it clear they want to be relieved of their parental responsibilities.

  • He thus decoyed them away, and the fortunate couple were enabled to reach the British lines under cover of the darkness.

  • They had the advantage in position and numbers, but Guitar had the advantage in having a couple of pieces of artillery.

  • It consisted in a couple of snakes in old gold clenching an enormous topaz between their heads.

  • Martini prepared a couple of stout mules, and concealed them amongst the thickets on the opposite side of the fosse.

  • This takes at first the crude device of a couple of vertical lines attached to the head (see Fig. 4).