couple
couple
(pl. couple)
coupledom
noun
语源
(pl. couple)
- two individuals of the same sort considered together
两个；一对
a couple of girls were playing marbles.
两个女孩在玩弹子游戏。
■(informal)an indefinite small number
(非正式)不确定的小数目
[as pronoun]he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days.
他希望她几天后就能好起来。
we got some eggs—would you like a couple?.
我们有一些鸡蛋——要不要来一点？。
[as determiner]just a couple more questions.
还有一两个问题。
clean the stains with a couple squirts of dishwashing liquid.
用一两滴洗洁剂清洗污点。 - [treated as sing. or pl.]two people who are married, engaged, or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually
夫妻；情侣
■a pair of partners in a dance or game
一对舞伴；游戏中的同伴
■(pl. couple)a pair of hunting dogs
一对猎狗
■(couples)two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together
将猎狗拴在一起的两只项圈
■a pair of rafters
对椽
■(Mechanics)a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them
(力)力偶
- [with obj.](常作 be coupled to/with)combine
连接；结合
a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss.
希望感伴随着明显的失落感。
■connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment) to another
将（火车车厢或设备）与另一个相连
a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels.
粗索被连到一个车轮上。
■[no obj.](couple up)join to form a pair
形成一双；配成一对
■[no obj.](dated)have sexual intercourse
(旧)交配；交媾
■connect (two electrical components) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link
（用电磁感应，静电荷或光路）将（电元）耦合
[as adj. coupled]networks of coupled oscillators.
耦合振荡器网络。
coupledom
noun
语源
- Middle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- 'together' + apere 'fasten'. Compare with copula and copulate
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