couple
noun
verb
ˈkʌpəl
noun
1
a couple
a.
two
things
or
people
of
the
same
kind
b.
a
small
number
of
things
一些，几个
[+
of
]
There
are
a
couple
of
girls
waiting
for
you.
有两个女孩子在等你。
I
just
need
to
make
a
couple
more
calls.
我还要打几个电话。
[+
of
]
You’ll
be
all
right
in
a
couple
of
days.
过两天你就会好的。
2
two
people
who
are
married
or
having
a
sexual
or
romantic
relationship
一对夫妇; 一对情侣
C
a
newly
married
couple
一对新婚夫妇
the
couple
next
door
隔壁的那对夫妇
verb
3
to
join
or
fasten
two
things
together
结合，连接〔两件东西〕
T
couple
sth
to
sth
Each
element
is
mathematically
coupled
to
its
neighbours.
每个元件都与相邻的元件精确地接合。
4
[I]
to
have
sex
性交
formal
5
if
one
thing
is
coupled
with
another,
the
two
things
happen
or
exist
together
and
produce
a
particular
result
〔某物〕加上〔某物〕;
Lack
of
rain
coupled
with
high
temperatures
caused
the
crops
to
fail.
雨水少加上高温导致农作物歉收。