couple是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 two or a few things that are similar or the same, or two or a few people who are in some way connected -- （相似或相同事物的）一對，一雙，幾個；（有某種聯繫之人的）一對，幾個

  • The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days. 醫生說我的腿過兩天就會好轉。

  • A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it. 有幾個人反對該提議，但絕大多數人贊同。

  • We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry. 我們還得再等幾個小時油漆才乾。

  • She'll be retiring in a couple more years. 她再過幾年就退休了。

  • The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days. 這幾天天氣糟透了。

  • Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months. 許多經濟學家預測在未來的幾個月失業率將會下降。

  • I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks. 很抱歉我沒打電話給你，這幾個星期我實在是太忙了。

• 1 two people who are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship, or two people who are together for a particular purpose -- 夫妻；情侶；（有共同目的的）兩個人

  • a married couple 一對夫妻

  • An elderly couple live (US lives) next door. 一對老夫妻住在隔壁。

  • Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes? 政府應該更多地幫助年輕夫婦購買他們自己的住房嗎？

  • The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition. 這對選手在整個比賽中滑得棒極了。

• 2 to join or combine -- 連接；結合

  • The sleeping car and restaurant car were coupled together. 臥鋪車廂和餐車掛在一起。

  • High inflation coupled with low output spells disaster for the government in the election. 低產出下的高通貨膨脹率導致政府在選舉中慘敗。

• 3 When two people or two animals couple, they have sex. -- 性交；交配