couple

简单释义：

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

变形：

复数：couples  过去分词：coupled  现在分词：coupling  

完整释义：

v.

1.(两支)拴在一起,配合,连接
2.〔技〕耦合
3.偶联
4.拥抱,搂抱;交尾;结婚;结合,配合
5.联结;连接,把…相连
6.使结婚;(使)交配
7.配(上);撮合;把…相提并论;把…扯在一起;综合在一起
8.由…联想到(…);把…同联系起来
9.有关系;同时带来
10.跟…睡觉

n.

1.〔口语〕(少数)几个,两三个
2.夫妇;两口子
3.配偶,夫妇,未婚夫妻,一对舞伴
4.两,对
5.一对,一双
6.热电偶
7.〔物〕电偶;〔技〕偶;力矩;联接器;〔天〕联星
8.力电偶
9.热偶
10.〔口语〕交媾;【物理学】力偶;电偶;【天文学】联星

例句：

1. He said the couple had been laid off for economic reasons.
   他说这对夫妇被停职是由于公司经济的原因。

2. It seems to me that so many people, particularly women, have forgotten how trying those first couple of weeks really are.
   我觉得很多人，尤其是女人，都遗忘了要自己来经历一下生完宝宝之后的这些日子。

3. Already the couple has brightened up the place: Pumpkins adorn the front steps, and life has returned to the bedrooms.
   夫妇两人已经使房子焕然一新：前门的台阶上装点着南瓜，卧室里也有了生气。

4. "This hunt for resources is going to consume large bodies of water around the world for at least the next couple of decades, " Mrs.
   克林顿夫人在最近的一次采访中说：“至少在未来的几十年里，寻找资源将消耗全世界大量的水域。”

5. It might sound shocking, but it's true: God doesn't avert his eyes when a married couple goes to bed.
   听起来可能叫人震惊，但它是真的：当一对已婚夫妇上床的时候，上帝不移开他的眼睛。

6. After a couple dismal years of sales due to a global recession, manufacturers are exhibiting a renewed sense of creativity.
   因为全球经济衰退，在经历了一段销售低迷期后，制造商们又在展示他们新的创造理念。

7. Nevertheless, I do expect to see a new face or two signed to the preseason roster within the next couple of weeks.
   尽管如此，我仍然希望在接下去几周里能看到一两个新面孔能够加入赛季前的大名单中。

8. Here are the strategies I have used for getting out of debt in the past, and the ones I'm going to employ over the next couple of months.
   下面是我过去用来偿还债务的方法，而且这也是我接下来几个月将要实施的方法。

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