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
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。
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。
The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days. 這幾天天氣糟透了。
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。
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。
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。
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
The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition. 這對選手在整個比賽中滑得棒極了。
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?
a married couple 一對夫妻
3 When two people or two animals couple, they have sex. -- 性交;交配
All the other guests at the party were couples, and I felt rather strange on my own.
Margot and Tom seem like a very happy couple - have they been married long?
Lawyers for the couple have announced that they are starting divorce proceedings.
A fashionable couple posed elegantly at the next table.
There's not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and a couple of pubs.
The getaway car was abandoned a couple of kilometres from the scene of the robbery.