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couple

noun
 
/ˈkʌpl/
/ˈkʌpl/
In British English a plural verb is usually used in all 3 senses.Idioms
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  1.  
     [singular + singular or plural verb] couple (of somebody/something) two people or things兩人；兩件事物
    • I saw a couple of men get out.我看見有兩個男人出去了。
  2.  
     [singular + singular or plural verb] couple (of somebody/something) a small number of people or things幾個人；幾件事物
    • We went there a couple of years ago.我們幾年前去過那裏。
    • a couple of minutes/hours/days/weeks/months幾分鐘/幾小時/幾天/幾周/幾個月
    • a couple of people/friends/guys幾個人/朋友/家夥
    • I've seen her a couple of times before.我以前見過她幾次。
    • I'll be with you in a minute. There are a couple of things I have to do first.我一會兒就到你那裏去。我有幾件事情得先處理一下。
    • We can do it in the next couple of weeks.我們可在今後幾個星期裏完成這件事。
    • The have been some new developments in the past couple of days.在過去的幾天裏有了一些新的發展。
    • The last couple of years have been difficult.最近的幾年一直是困難重重。
    • There are a couple more files to read first.還有幾份檔案要先看一看。
    Extra Examples
    • The country's population could fall to 30 million within a couple of decades.該國人口可能在幾十年内下降到3000萬。
    • I would like to make a couple of points at the outset.我想首先提出幾點。
    • I just have a couple of questions.我只是有幾個問題。
    • I've played a couple of games for the reserves recently.我最近爲預備隊打了幾場比賽。
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     [countable + singular or plural verb] two people who are seen together, especially if they are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship（人）一對；（尤指）夫妻，情侶
    • married couples幾對夫婦
    • same-sex/gay/lesbian couples同性/同性戀/女同性戀夫婦
    • a young couple一對年輕夫婦
    • an elderly couple一對老年夫婦
    • The royal couple will visit New Zealand next year.這對皇家夫婦將於明年訪問新西蘭。
    • Several couples were on the dance floor.有幾對情侶在跳舞。
    • The couple was/were married in 2016.這對夫婦於 2006 年結婚。
    • couple from… We met a couple from Chicago, who were travelling with their three children.我們遇到了一對來自芝加哥的夫婦，他們帶着三個孩子旅行。
    see also happy couple, power couple
    Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorce結婚和離婚Romance戀愛
    • fall/​be (madly/​deeply/​hopelessly) in love (with somebody)（瘋狂地／深深地／無可救藥地）愛上／愛着（某人）
    • be/​believe in/​fall in love at first sight是／相信一見鐘情；一見鐘情
    • be/​find true love/​the love of your life是／找到真愛／一生的愛
    • suffer (from) (the pains/​pangs of) unrequited love受單相思之苦
    • have/​feel/​show/​express great/​deep/​genuine affection for somebody/​something對某人／某事有着／表示出強烈的／深深的／真摯的愛慕之情
    • meet/​marry your husband/​wife/​partner/​fiancé/fiancée/​boyfriend/​girlfriend與丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友結識／結婚
    • have/​go on a (blind) date有個／去約會／相親
    • be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/​girl/​boy/​man/​woman與一個小夥子／女生／男生／男人／女人在談戀愛
    • move in with/​live with your boyfriend/​girlfriend/​partner與男朋友／女朋友／伴侶同居
    Weddings婚禮
    • get/​be engaged/​married/​divorced訂婚；結婚；離婚
    • arrange/​plan a wedding安排婚禮
    • have a big wedding/​a honeymoon/​a happy marriage舉行隆重的婚禮；度蜜月；婚姻幸福
    • have/​enter into an arranged marriage有一個／走入包辦婚姻
    • call off/​cancel/​postpone your wedding取消／推遲婚禮
    • invite somebody to/​go to/​attend a wedding/​a wedding ceremony/​a wedding reception邀請某人出席／參加婚禮／結婚典禮／結婚喜宴
    • conduct/​perform a wedding ceremony舉行結婚典禮
    • exchange rings/​wedding vows/​marriage vows交換戒指；互致結婚誓言
    • congratulate/​toast/​raise a glass to the happy couple祝賀這對幸福的新人；爲這對幸福的伉俪幹杯
    • be/​go on honeymoon (with your wife/​husband)（與妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月
    • celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary慶祝第一個（結婚）紀念日
    Separation and divorce分居和離婚
    • be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/​wife/​partner/​fiancé/fiancée/​boyfriend/​girlfriend對丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠
    • have an affair (with somebody)（和某人）有暧昧關系
    • break off/​end an engagement/​a relationship解除／終止婚約／戀愛關系
    • break up with/​split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/​girlfriend與男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友
    • separate from/​be separated from/​leave/​divorce your husband/​wife和丈夫／妻子分居；離棄丈夫／妻子；與丈夫／妻子離婚
    • annul/​dissolve a marriage宣布婚姻無效；解除婚姻關系
    • apply for/​ask for/​go through/​get a divorce申請／要求／辦理離婚；離婚
    • get/​gain/​be awarded/​have/​lose custody of the children獲得／被判予／擁有／失去對孩子的監護權
    • pay alimony/​child support (to your ex-wife/​husband)（向前妻／前夫）支付生活費／子女撫養費
    Extra Examples
    • childless couples seeking to adopt尋求領養孩子的無子女夫婦
    • We stood and drank a toast to the happy couple.我們站起來爲新娘新郎幹杯。
    • They make a beautiful couple.他們是很靓的一對。
    • The hotel was full of honeymoon couples.酒店裏住滿了度蜜月的夫婦。
    Topics Family and relationshipsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • adorable
    • attractive
    • beautiful
    • …
    verb + couple
    • make
    phrases
    • the happy couple
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    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cople (noun), copler (verb), from Latin copula (noun), copulare (verb), from co- ‘together’ + apere ‘fasten’. Compare with copula and copulate.
Idioms
in two shakes | in a couple of shakes
  1. (informal) very soon立刻；馬上
    • We’ll be there in a couple of shakes.我們馬上就到。

couple

verb
/ˈkʌpl/
/ˈkʌpl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they couple
/ˈkʌpl/
/ˈkʌpl/
he / she / it couples
/ˈkʌplz/
/ˈkʌplz/
past simple coupled
/ˈkʌpld/
/ˈkʌpld/
past participle coupled
/ˈkʌpld/
/ˈkʌpld/
-ing form coupling
/ˈkʌplɪŋ/
/ˈkʌplɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to join together two parts of something, for example two vehicles or pieces of equipment（把車輛或設備等）連接，結合
    • be coupled together The two railway trucks had been coupled together.兩輛鐵路貨車已經連在一起了。
    • be coupled to something This energy is converted into electrical energy by the generator that is coupled to the turbine.該能量被連接到渦輪機的發電機轉換成電能。
  2. [intransitive] (formal) (of two people or animals兩人或兩動物) to have sex性交；交配
    3. Word OriginMiddle 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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