couple
美 [ˈkʌp(ə)l] 
英 ['kʌp(ə)l]
- n.情侣；两人；两件事物；几个人
- v.结合；性交；交配
- 网络夫妇；一对；力偶
词形变化
复数：couples 现在分词：coupling 过去式：coupled 反义词
同义词
英汉双解
1. | [singspv] ~ (of sth) 两人；两件事物two people or things |
| I saw a couple of men get out. 我看见有两个男人出去了。 |
2. | [singspv] ~ (of sth) 几个人；几件事物a small number of people or things |
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| We went there a couple of years ago. 我们几年前去过那里。 |
| I've seen her a couple of times before. 我以前见过她几次。 |
| I'll be with you in a minute. There are a couple of things I have to do first. 我一会儿就到你那里去。我有几件事情得先处理一下。 |
| There are a couple more files to read first. 还有几份档案要先看一看。 |
| We can do it in the next couple of weeks. 我们可在今后几个星期里完成这件事。 |
| The last couple of years have been difficult. 最近的几年一直是困难重重。 |
3. | [cspv] （人）一对；（尤指）夫妻，情侣two people who are seen together, especially if they are married or in a romantic or sexual relationship |
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| a young/an elderly couple 年轻╱老年夫妇 |
| Several couples were on the dance floor. 有几对情侣在跳舞。 |
| The couple was/were married in 2006. 这对夫妇于 2006 年结婚。 |
1. | [t][usupass] （把车辆或设备等）连接，结合to join together two parts of sth, for example two vehicles or pieces of equipment |
| The two train cars had been coupled together. 两节火车车厢已经挂上钩了。 |
| CDTV uses a CD-ROM system that is coupled to a powerful computer. 动态视频系统使用的是与大功率计算机相连的只读光盘系统。 |
英汉解释
英英解释
例句
With school out for the summer and only a couple of days before we were to leave, I began to give up hope of finding my great orange tip.
学校正在放暑假，再有几天我们也要离开了，我开始对找到硕大的橙色尖翅粉蝶不抱希望。
"In the last couple of years, financial activity became less related than we've seen before to real economic developments, " he said.
“在过去几年，较之以前，金融活动已变得不再与实体经济发展那么相关了，”维廷说。
A couple of years ago, the sea ice did not form at all until December and was gone again in March.
冰面的形成在二三年前已经推迟到十二月，而到来年三月却又融化的无影无踪。
It's a target but I said a couple of weeks ago if he gets over 30 I'll be delighted and I'll stick to that.
这是个目标，但我几周前我说如果他能进30球的话我就很高兴了，现在也是一样。
There was a sharp yelp, a flirt of the poodle's head, and the beetle fell a couple of yards away, and lit on its back once more.
狮子狗尖叫一声，猛然摇了一下头，于是甲虫被它摔出了有一两码，摔得仰面朝天。
One marriage expert says parents' behavior should depend on the age of their kids, and also on a tougher criterion: how the couple argue.
一位婚姻专家说，父母的行为应当取决于孩子的年龄，也取决于一个更严格的标准：两口子吵架的方式是什么样的。
A couple semesters later my section started to grow, and I soon had to turn people away because my section was full.
两个学期之后，我的班上出现了越来越多的学生，很快地，我不得不因为选课人数的限制而拒绝一些同学。
Professor Kwak Dae-kyung of Seoul's Dongguk University told the Yonhap news agency that the couple appeared to have lost track of reality.
首尔东国大学的郭达坤（KwakDae-kyung）教授告诉韩联社，这对夫妻似乎已经游离于现实生活之外了。
"I grew up with all this back in Pittsburgh, so I've been looking for it here for a couple years, and now I've found it, " he says.
他说：“我从小在匹茨堡生活，一直吃这种饺子。我找了两三年，终于找到了。”
After a couple of times of studying the right way, most people will be surprised at how much they can actually enjoy studying.
在若干次学习了正确的方法之后，大多数人会很惊讶，他们实际上是多么享受学习。
A It's just a couple of hours to walk through it. There's so much to see.
A从头到尾走一趟也要两三个小时。有太多的东西值得看。
Justice Hugh Bennett said the petition for divorce by Mills was granted on the grounds that the couple had lived apart for two years.
法官休•本尼特说，鉴于麦卡特尼和米尔斯已分居两年的事实，米尔斯提出的离婚诉讼请求获准。
For a couple of months, I waited until she contacted me to tell me about life as an illegally employed adolescent in the big city.
有几个月的时间，我一直等她的消息，直到她联系我并告诉我她在大城市身为非法移民童工的生活。
In the past couple of years, to try to keep the economy out of a tailspin, it has more than doubled the size of the so-called monetary base.
过去几年中，为了保持经济不失控，美联储将所谓的基础货币规模增加了一倍多。
Oh, and I had a few pretzels and a couple of bags of peanuts and maybe a few more pinks of beer.
哦，我还吃了些脆饼干和几袋花生可能还多喝了几扎啤酒。
His wife, Lai Yamei has also joined him as a volunteer, and for the past seven years the couple have been inseparable.
他的太太赖亚梅也一同投入志工行列，七年来，夫妻俩总是同进同出。
There was a news that a couple finally got to meet and married since the day they broke up due to the World War II.
最近有新闻报道一对在二次世界大战中分手的男女终于再次相遇并且结婚。
Just as a train is about to go, a young couple rush in and they're just about to close the pneumatic doors.
就在火车要开的时候，一对年轻恋人冲了进来这时候气动门马上就要关闭了。
"You know what I'm talking about, " Mrs. Claus told the Obamas, referring to the couple's nights out on the town together.
圣诞夫人对奥巴马总统一家说：“你们明白我的意思。”她指的是奥巴马夫妇的浪漫夜游。
But for the past couple of years, my wife and I have radically changed our diet and try to eat meat or fish only a couple of times a week.
在过去几年中，我和妻子已经完全改变了日常食谱，尽量每周只吃一两次肉或鱼。
It is believed that the couple have left the country.
据信那对夫妇已经离开了这个国家。
What? Aren't you coming for another couple of months?
什么？你不会再拖两个月吧？
This will last for a couple of weeks.
这就够用一两个星期的了。
The couple of lovers drew near together.
一对恋人靠得很拢。
The couple cut quite a figure.
那一对夫妇相当出风头。
Henson duped the couple into letting him into their home.
这对夫妇受了汉森的骗，让他进了家门。
A couple of waterbirds are sploring on and over the lake.
一对水鸟在水面和湖的上空嬉戏玩耍。
The press have agreed to back off and leave the couple alone.
新闻界同意退让，不再搅扰这对夫妇。
We can do it in the next couple of weeks.
我们可在今后几个星期里完成这件事。
There are a couple more files to read first.
还有几份档案要先看一看。
A couple of days ago, the policemen yanked the man in on a small charge and began to find out about the jewel robbery.
几天前，警察以轻微罪行逮捕了那个男人并着手就珠宝抢劫案进行调查。
I'll be with you in a minute. There are a couple of things I have to do first.
我一会儿就到你那里去。我有几件事情得先处理一下。
There were a couple of times on that TV show when you looked angry, ready to blow.
你在电视节目上有两次显得很气愤，快要发火了。
We glitzed up the lobby with a couple of fountains and a bird cage.
我们用一对喷泉和一个鸟笼装饰大厅。
A torque of this kind, arising from a pair of equal and opposite forces, is sometimes called a couple.
由一对相等而相反的力产生的这类转矩，有时叫做力偶。
The new couple had no home of their own, so they had to camp out with us.
这对新婚夫妇没有自己的房子，因此不得不暂时和我们住在一起。
Miss Ley, with her knowledge of the difficulties in store for the couple, asked herself if she could do anything.
莱伊小姐知道这对夫妇将会碰到一些麻烦，她问自己能帮点什么忙？
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days.
他因患流感，已经几天未下床了。
Pug prepared a couple of highballs to toast the news of his promotion.
帕格调了两杯苏打威士忌来庆祝他晋升的消息。
Godliman was touched by this couple and the domestic scene, and found himself thinking of his Eleanor.
戈德利曼被这对恩爱夫妻和家庭乐趣深深打动了，不禁想起自己的妻子埃莉诺。
The last couple of years have been difficult.
最近的几年一直是困难重重。
They exchanged banalities for a couple of minutes.
他们彼此客套了几分钟。
She managed to cling on to life for another couple of years.
她顽强地又活了几年。
He is still rather green, but a couple of years in the army will make him wiser.
他还相当缺乏经验，不过在部队里呆上几年会使他变得聪明些。
The couple decided to adopt the orphan.
那对夫妻决定收养这个孤儿。
The couple lavished so much care on their only son.
夫妇俩过分关心他们的独子。
They bummed around for a couple of hours after work.
他们下班后游荡了几个小时。
She already has a couple of good wins under her belt.
她已将几项冠军收入囊中。
She took a couple of bites of the sandwich.
她咬了两口三明治。
A media circus surrounded the royal couple wherever they went.
无论王室夫妇走到何处，他们的身后都会跟着一大群媒体记者。
And until proven otherwise, we believe that the market is in for a period of sideways trading for the next couple of months.
因此如果不出意外，我们相信市场已经进入一个区间震荡的时期，而且还将持续几个月的时间。
One day, Valentine heard a young couple arguing there. he gave them a beautiful rose and prayed that their love would be eternal.
一天，情人节听到一对年轻夫妇争论。他给了他们美丽的玫瑰，并祈祷他们的爱情会永恒。
Yes, I'm a bit tired. I'm very bad with a jet-lag. But I'll be all right in a couple of days.
是的，我是有点累了。我倒时差很慢，但是两天之后自然就恢复了。
Over the last couple of months, he spoke some to her, as she mentioned to him how she wondered if anyone would ever love her. . .
过了好几个月，在她给抱怨她不知道是否会有人爱她，他就给姐姐传了一些福音。
Although I agree that there may be a couple of disadvantages in doing like this, I feel that the advantages are more obvious.
虽然我承认这样做可能有许多不足之处，但是，我觉得其优势更明显。
He is not exaggerating: in August BMS lost 75% of the market for Plavix in just a couple of weeks to its generic rival.
他并非夸大其辞：BMS相比其仿制品对手，在八月仅仅几周内便丧失了75%的Plavix市场。
But a couple of weeks ago, I made a series of choices that led to me, a heterosexual man, waking up in a man's bed, trapped underneath him.
然而几个礼拜之前，我做的一系列的选择，最终导致我被困在一个男人的身下，在他床上醒来——被强暴了。
He was offered a couple of jobs but stayed adamant about his salary demands and about a title that would befit a man of his stature.
他有若干个职位可以选择，但是他固执地坚持其薪水要求以及一个与其地位相称的头衔。
We expect him to be back in full training in a couple of weeks and available for selection before Christmas.
我们期待他将会在两周内恢复完整训练，在圣诞节之前能够上场。
There's going to be a couple more distressing slides for those of you -- I'll let you know when you can look again.
我接下来还要给你看几张可怕的图片-对于那些敏感的人，我会告诉你们什么时候可以再抬头看屏幕的。
King for the last couple of years, in part because nearly everyone in his family has a story to tell about him.
在过去的几年中，他一直询问我关于金博士的事，这部分是因为家中几乎每一个人都有一个关于金博士的故事。
I worked like a dog for that company and got nothing in return . That's why I left after working there for a couple of years .
我为那家公司努力打拼，却得不到回报，所以在那里工作几年后就离开了。
The couple was backed by the County Administrative Court in Goteborg, which ruled on March 13 that there was no reason to block the name.
哥德堡地方行政法院对这对夫妇给予了支持，并于3月13日做出裁决：税务局没有理由拒绝注册这个名字。
A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana cigars. He took a couple of puffs of his and then tossed it out the window.
过了一会儿，古巴人给同伴发送上好的哈瓦那雪茄，他自己也拿了两支，然后就把剩下的雪茄也扔到窗外去了。
Her father has had a seizure and a couple of bad falls. Her mother has been diagnosed with mild dementia.
她父亲有一次发病时摔了好几跤，母亲又被诊断为患了轻微性老年痴呆，儿子如今已经上大学。
After she had given birth to a baby, her maternal instinct caused her to fight with the couple for its custody.
事成之后，代母的母性大发，与该对夫妇争夺女儿的抚养权。
Now that you know all this stuff, here's a couple of things to try.
现在你知道了这些东西，可以开始试试了。
In private they functioned like a married couple, sharing a bed, meals, movie nights and vacations with the children.
在私底下，他们就像水中鸳鸯，同桌吃饭，同床谁觉，一起看夜场电影，一起和孩子们度假。
Cairo has probably never been described as dull, so in my opinion it is worth spending more than just a couple of days.
开罗似乎从来没有人用迟钝来形容它，因此我认为这个城市还是值得逗留几天的。
It's been a couple weeks since the movie came out, so you don't have to worry about dealing with those huge opening-weekend crowds.
这部电影已经出来几个星期了，所以你不必担心那些首映周里面拥挤的人群了。
A couple of rams are butting at each other.
两只羊正在用角互相抵触。
We wanted to buy the chairs but another couple were bidding against us.
我们想买下那几把椅子，但另一对夫妇在同我们较劲出价。
The couple took the house for 2 years.
夫妇俩把这座房子租了两年。
