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a couple of [plural noun]
I need a couple of minutes.
我需要几分钟。
夫妻；情侣；一对
couples — plural of couple
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夫妻；情侣；一对
two people in a romantic or sexual relationship, living together, or associating as a pair
I need a couple of minutes.
我需要几分钟。
两个相同种类的事物连接或一起考虑
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
相互交往的一对
a pair who associate with one another
浪漫或性关系中的两个人
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
共同居住的一对
a pair of people who live together
The young couple bought their first house last year.
那对年轻夫妇去年买了他们的第一栋房子。
AI contextual example
A couple of students stayed after class to ask questions.
有几个学生课后留下来问问题。
AI contextual example
The couple living next door have two children.
住在隔壁的那对伴侣有两个孩子。
AI contextual example
the engaged couple
那对订婚的情侣。
WordNet
I need a couple of minutes.
我需要几分钟。
指代特定的一对夫妻或情侣，谓语动词可用单数或复数，但常视为整体用单数。
The couple is celebrating their anniversary.
那对夫妇正在庆祝他们的周年纪念日。
They are a young couple.
他们是一对年轻夫妇。
Not this
I bought a couple of shoes.
Use this
I bought a pair of shoes.
表示成双的物品时，应用'pair'而非'couple'，因为'couple'通常指人或有关联的事物，而'pair'强调两个配套使用的物品。
Not this
I have a couple of book.
Use this
I have a couple of books.
'a couple of'后接可数名词复数，表示'几个'，而'book'是可数名词单数，应改为复数形式'books'。
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几个；两三个
I need a couple of minutes to finish this.
我需要几分钟来完成这个。
已婚夫妇
The married couple next door have been together for 30 years.
隔壁的那对已婚夫妇在一起已经30年了。
年轻情侣；年轻夫妇
A young couple just moved into the apartment upstairs.
一对年轻情侣刚刚搬进楼上的公寓。
几个，一些
I'll be there in a couple of minutes.
我几分钟后就到。
新婚夫妇
The happy couple were married last week.
那对新婚夫妇上周结婚了。
不协调的一对
They are an odd couple, but they get along well.
他们是很不协调的一对，但相处得很好。
我们只是两个孩子。
From the movie The Notebook, spoken by Noah Calhoun reminiscing about his love story.
出自电影《恋恋笔记本》，诺亚·卡尔霍恩回忆他的爱情故事时说的话。
几年前，你说结束了。
From the song 'Someone Like You' by Adele, about a past relationship.
出自阿黛尔的歌曲《Someone Like You》，关于一段过去的关系。
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couple → “扣”在一起的一对，如情侣或物品，扣字音近cou。
常用于描述夫妻、情侣或少量事物，语境中性偏口语化。
表示'一对'时需加冠词a；'a couple of'后接复数可数名词。
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