['kʌpl]['kʌpl]
  • n. 对;夫妇;数个
  • v. 连结;交配
  • 记忆方法

    联想记忆法
    现在和流行的网络语:CP想必有些人知道。CP是英语中couple的缩写,意思是夫妻,一对配偶的意思。
    词根词缀法
    来源于拉丁语中由前缀com-(共同,一起)和动词apere(系紧,栓牢)组成的复合词copula(连接,系)的派生词copulare。

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ S ] (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。

    2. [ C, + sing/pl verb ] 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。

    verb(动词)
    1. [ T usually passive, usually + adv/prep ] 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。

    2. [ I ] 性交;交配

    小知识

    If you are hanging out with a couple of friends, you are hanging out with two friends. A couple is a pair or a twosome. As a verb, couple means “to pair or match.”

    As a noun, couple means “a pair.” If two people are dating, you can refer to them as “a couple.” Similarly, two people who are married can be called a “married couple.” Two guys playing basketball can be called “a couple of guys playing basketball.” As a verb, couple means “to pair or combine,” as people on a dance floor might couple or form pairs when the music starts. You can also couple two ideas by combining them.

    实用短语

    1. a couple of

      几个,一对,两个,两三个

    2. very ordinary couple

      恋爱的温度

    3. married couple

      夫妇,已婚夫妇,夫妻

    4. crazy couple

      无招胜有招,片

    5. working couple

    6. a doomed couple

      生成一对

    7. restoring couple

      回复力偶,答复力偶,复兴力偶

    8. the couple

      两口子,小两口,两夫妻,结婚新人

    9. fantasy couple

      幻想情侣,梦幻的情侣,梦幻情侣,幻想的情侣

    常用短语

    1. a couple of

      三两个…;一对…

    2. young couple

      青年夫妇

    3. a couple of days

      一两天

    4. married couple

      新婚夫妻

    5. couple with

      与…相结合,伴随

    6. a couple of times

      好几次;若干次

    7. in couples

      成对地

    8. odd couple

      出人意料互不相配的一对

    9. thermal couple

      [电]热电偶

    10. engaged couple

      已订婚的情侣

    11. galvanic couple

      电偶

    单词用法

    常用短语
    a couple of 三两个…;一对…
    young couple 青年夫妇
    a couple of days 一两天
    married couple 新婚夫妻
    单词联想
    corruption n.腐败
    词语辨析
    以下这两个名词均有一对,一双的意思
    couple:多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。
    pair:含义广泛,可指人或物。用于物时,指两个互属的事物,缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值,或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。

    同义词辨析

    couple, pair

    这两个名词均有”一对,一双”之意。

    • couple: 多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。
    • pair: 含义广泛,可指人或物。用于物时,指两个互属的事物,缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值,或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。
    join, combine, unite, connect, link, attach, couple, associate, relate

    这些动词均有”连接,结合,联合”之意。

    • join: 侧重把原来不相连接的物紧密地连接在一起,但仍可再分开。也指把分散的人或几个部分的人联合起来,或加入到某团体中去。
    • combine: 指两个或两个以上的人或物结合在一起。
    • unite: 指联合、团结、结合在一起,构成一个整体。
    • connect: 指两事物在某一点上相连接,但彼此又保持独立。
    • link: 指连环式的连接,或用接合物或其它方式连接,还可指一事物与另一事物的联系或关系。
    • attach: 指把局部连接在整体上,小的接在大的上面,活动的接在固定的上面。
    • couple: 专指连接两件东西,或把事物成对进行连接。
    • associate: 指人与人友好和平、平等地联合在一起;用于物时,指两事物因历史或其它原因,很自然被人们联系在一起,即产生联想。
    • relate: 指人与人有亲戚或婚烟关系;也指人或物之间尚存的实际或假想的联系。

    同义词

    vt.连接;结合

    join  /  team  /  pair

    其他释义

    team  /  pair  /  bracket  /  mate  /  twin  /  join  /  link  /  marry  /  accompany  /  intertwine  /  unite  /  conjoin

    同根词

    词根:couple

    n.

    coupling[电] 耦合;结合,联结

    coupler[电子] 耦合器;联结器

    v.

    coupling连接(couple的ing形式)