Couple
01
一对, 夫妻
two people who are married or having a romantic relationship
例子
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。
02
一对, 双
two items of the same kind
03
一对, 双
a pair of things or people
例子
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。
例子
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。
05
对, 双
(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
to couple
01
耦合, 结合
to bring two things or people together
Transitive: to couple two elements
Ditransitive: to couple an element with another
例子
The event planner wanted to couple entertainment and education to engage the audience effectively.
活动策划者希望将娱乐和教育结合起来，以有效地吸引观众。
The engineer needed to couple the gears to ensure the smooth operation of the machinery.
工程师需要耦合齿轮以确保机械的平稳运行。
02
交配, 繁殖
to engage in sexual reproduction or mating
Intransitive
例子
During mating season, birds couple and build nests together to raise their offspring.
在交配季节，鸟类交配并一起筑巢以养育后代。
In the wild, wolves couple for life, forming strong bonds with their mates.
在野外，狼会终生交配，与伴侣形成牢固的纽带。
03
耦合, 连接
to join or connect together to form a pair
Intransitive
例子
The gears in the transmission couple smoothly, allowing for seamless shifting between speeds.
变速箱中的齿轮平稳耦合，实现速度间的无缝切换。
In chemistry, molecules couple to form new compounds through chemical reactions.
在化学中，分子通过化学反应耦合形成新的化合物。
