Word · Frequency #727
couples
夫妻；情侣；一对
couples is the plural of couple.
two people in a romantic or sexual relationship, living together, or associating as a pair
- 1.
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
两个相同种类的事物连接或一起考虑
- 2.
a pair who associate with one another
相互交往的一对
- 3.
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
浪漫或性关系中的两个人
- 4.
a pair of people who live together
共同居住的一对
- 5.
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
组成伏打电池的两块金属板之一,称为伏打对或电流对
- 6.
a small indefinite number
少量不确定的数目
- 7.
A turning effect created by forces that produce a non-zero external torque.
由产生非零外部扭矩的力产生的转动效应
- 8.
A couple-close.
一对紧密相连的
- 9.
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
连接或结合两个事物的东西；纽带或联系；耦合器。
几个；一些；一对；一双；连接物；联结器；力偶；电偶
In use
The young couple bought their first house last year.
A couple of students stayed after class to ask questions.
The couple living next door have two children.
the engaged couple
a married couple from Chicago
he's coming for a couple of days
a couple of [plural noun]
I need a couple of minutes.
我需要几分钟。
the couple
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。
Connections
Collocations
- a couple of
- 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。
- married couple
- 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。
- young couple
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a couple of
- 几个，一些I'll be there in a couple of minutes.我几分钟后就到。
- the happy couple
- 新婚夫妇The happy couple were married last week.那对新婚夫妇上周结婚了。
- an odd couple
Learner notes
Memory Tip
couple → “扣”在一起的一对，如情侣或物品，扣字音近cou。
Context & Register
常用于描述夫妻、情侣或少量事物，语境中性偏口语化。
Grammar Note
表示'一对'时需加冠词a；'a couple of'后接复数可数名词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words share the spelling ending '-ple' pronounced /pəl/ but have different stressed vowels; none rhyme with 'couple' (/ˈkʌpəl/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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