plural couples
plural couples
Learner's definition of COUPLE
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: two people who are married or who have a romantic or sexual relationship夫妻;情侣 -
a happily married couple幸福结合的夫妻
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“Are they a couple?” “No, they are just good friends.”“他们是情侣吗?”“不,他们只是好朋友。”
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Seventeen couples participated in the survey.有十七对夫妻参与了这项调查。
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The romance had gone out of their relationship, so they signed up for couples therapy. [=therapy in which a psychologist helps couples solve problems with their relationships]他们的婚姻关系中已经没有了浪漫色彩,所以他们报名参加了夫妻感情修复治疗。
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: two people or things that are together : pair一对 —
usually used in the phrase in couples通常用于短语in couples
a couple
informal 1
: two or a few of something两个;几个;一些 ◊ In informal U.S. English, a couple can be used like a couple of before a plural noun.在非正式美国英语中,a couple可以同a couple of一样,用于复数名词前。
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I lost interest in the book after a couple chapters.这本书我读了几章就没兴趣了。
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We owned a couple dogs.我们养了几只狗。
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We stopped for a couple drinks after work.下班后,我们停下来喝了几杯。
◊ It is often used with periods of time and numbers.常与时间段或数字连用。
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I saw the movie a couple nights ago.几天前的晚上我看了这部电影。
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We met a couple years ago.我们是几年前认识的。
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I took a couple weeks off.我休了几周假。
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a couple hundred people几百个人
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a couple dozen几打
a couple of
: two of or a few of : two (things) or a few (things)两个;几个;一些 -
It happened a couple of days ago. [=two days ago]这事发生在两天前。
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I only had a couple of sips.我只啜了两口。
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Can you loan me a couple of dollars?你能借给我两美元吗?
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I have a couple of favorite restaurants I go to.有几家餐馆是我最喜欢去吃的。
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I'll be ready in a couple of minutes. [=I'll be ready soon]我几分钟就准备好。
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Our schedule is booked solid for the next couple of weeks. [=for the next two weeks]我们下两周的日程安排得很满。
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They've lost the last/previous couple of games.他们输了最后/前两场比赛。
— coupledom
/ˈkʌpəldəm/ noun [noncount] 2 couple /ˈkʌpəl/ verb
couples; coupled; coupling
couples; coupled; coupling
Learner's definition of COUPLE
[+ object]
1
: to join (two things) together : connect连接(两种事物) 2
: to join (something) to something else : connect将…与…连接起来
couple with
[phrasal verb] couple (something) with (something)
: to join or combine (something) with (something else)把…与…结合 —
usually used as (be) coupled with通常用作(be) coupled with -
An oil spill coupled with [=combined with, together with] strong winds brought disaster.石油泄漏再加上强风肆虐造成了灾难。
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The team's win, coupled with a loss by their rivals, put them in first place.球队获胜,加之其他对手失利,使他们排在第一位。
— coupler
/ˈkʌplɚ/ noun, plural couplers [count]