couple
英 [ˈkʌpl] 美 [ˈkʌpl]
n. 两人; 两件事物; 几个人; 几件事物; (人)一对; (尤指)夫妻,情侣v. (把车辆或设备等)连接,结合; 性交; 交配
牛津词典
noun
两人;两件事物
two people or thingsI saw a couple of men get out.
我看见有两个男人出去了。
几个人;几件事物
a small number of people or thingsa couple of minutes
几分钟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。
(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 relationshipmarried couples
几对夫妇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 1976.
这对夫妇于1976年结婚。
verb
(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 equipmentThe 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。
性交;交配
to have sex