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pair offpair off1.■成双, 结对The scouts paired off and began to patrol the area.巡逻人员两个一组, 然后开始巡逻这个地区。Most of the friends we knew at school have now paired off and had families.我们在学校时的朋友大多数都有了配偶, 成了家。Mrs. Smith paired off her guests by age and tastes.史密斯夫人根据客人的年龄和兴趣安排他们一对一对地坐在一起。She paired off with Alice in a tennis doubles match.她在网球双打比赛中与阿莉斯结成一对。

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pair off1.■把…分成一对一对，使配对：The teacher paired off his students by age and height.老师根据年龄和高矮将学生分成一对一对。2.■结成对子；联袂成双；分为每组二人；每二人离去：The young people paired off to disappear in the bushes.年轻人一对一对地消失在灌木丛里。3.■(使)交配：This is the season when most birds pair off.这季节是大多数鸟的交配期。4.■结婚，与…结婚(with):The two people eventually paired off last year.去年这二位年轻人终于结婚了。5.■跟反对党中或持相反意见的某一个人约定在一定时期对某一特定事件不参加表决；(国会中)敌对政党的议员同意放弃投票；分属两党的两个议员相约放弃投票：Senators Wilson and Howard paired off on the revenue bill.参议员威尔逊和霍华德相约不参加对税收案的投票。

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