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）一对，一双，几个；（有某种联系之人的）一对，几个

  • The doctor said my leg should be better in a couple of days. 医生说我的腿过两天就会好转。

  • A couple of people objected to the proposal, but the vast majority approved of it. 有几个人反对该提议，但绝大多数人赞同。

  • We'll have to wait another couple of hours for the paint to dry. 我们还得再等几个小时油漆才干。

  • She'll be retiring in a couple more years. 她再过几年就退休了。

  • The weather's been terrible for the last couple of days. 这几天天气糟透了。

  • Many economists expect unemployment to fall over the next couple of months. 许多经济学家预测在未来的几个月失业率将会下降。

  • I'm sorry I didn't call you, but I've been very busy over the past couple of weeks. 很抱歉我没打电话给你，这几个星期我实在是太忙了。

• 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；情侣；（有共同目的的）两个人

  • a married couple 一对夫妻

  • An elderly couple live (US lives) next door. 一对老夫妻住在隔壁。

  • Should the government do more to help young couples buy their own homes? 政府应该更多地帮助年轻夫妇购买他们自己的住房吗？

  • The couple skated spectacularly throughout the competition. 这对选手在整个比赛中滑得棒极了。

• 2 to join or combine -- 连接；结合

  • The sleeping car and restaurant car were coupled together. 卧铺车厢和餐车挂在一起。

  • High inflation coupled with low output spells disaster for the government in the election. 低产出下的高通胀导致政府在选举中惨败。

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