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复数形式
couples
1
一对, 夫妻
two people who are married or having a romantic relationship
- A couple was looking at the menu outside the restaurant.
一对夫妇在餐厅外面看菜单。
- She's going to a wedding; her friends are the couple getting married.
她要去参加一个婚礼；她的朋友是即将结婚的一对。
- The couple, deeply in love, exchanged vows.
这对夫妇，深爱着对方，交换了誓言。
- The young couple decided to adopt a puppy together.
年轻的夫妇决定一起领养一只小狗。
- There's a lovely old couple that lives next door.
隔壁住着一对可爱的老夫妇。
3
一对, 双
a pair of things or people
- She invited a couple of friends over for dinner.
她邀请了一对朋友来吃晚饭。
- The store offers a discount if you buy a couple of items together.
如果你一起买一对商品，商店会提供折扣。
- They adopted a couple of kittens from the animal shelter.
他们从动物收容所收养了一对小猫。
- We saw a couple of birds nesting in the tree.
我们看到一对鸟儿在树上筑巢。
- A couple of students stayed behind to ask questions.
一对学生留下来提问。
4
几个, 两三
a small, unspecified number of things or people, usually two or a few
- There are a couple of mistakes in your essay you should fix.
你的文章中有几处错误需要修正。
- The teacher gave a couple examples to clarify the lesson.
老师举了几个例子来阐明课程。
- I have a couple errands to run before dinner.
晚饭前我有几件事要办。
- I’ve been to Paris a couple of times before.
我之前去过巴黎几次。
- A couple of students stayed behind to help clean the classroom.
几个学生留下来帮忙打扫教室。
5
对, 双
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines