Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #1213
pair
一双;一对;一副
two similar or identical things considered together; a set of two
- 1.
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
两个相同或相似的事物成对出现;常后接of。
- 2.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
一对;一双(相似事物的组合)
- 3.
Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
处于恋爱、伙伴或友谊关系中的两个人。
- 4.
two items of the same kind
两个同类物品;一对
- 5.
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).
用于成对名词(常以复数形式表示多个实例,因为此类名词仅用复数,除非在某些技术语境中)。
- 6.
two people considered as a unit
一对人;夫妻或搭档
- 7.
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
一对配合工作的役畜,如共轭的牲口。
- 8.
A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
扑克牌中两张同点数的牌(不能同时算作更大的牌型)。
- 9.
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
两局比赛中均得零分(零蛋)。
- 10.
A boat for two sweep rowers.
双人双桨赛艇。
- 11.
Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
议会中不同政党或意见的两名成员,双方同意在特定问题上或特定时期内的党派议题上不投票。
- 12.
In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
机械装置中两个相互约束相对运动的元件或物体;根据其允许的运动命名,如转动副、滑动副、螺旋副。
一对(人);搭档;一条(裤子);一副(眼镜);一把(剪刀);对子;双;对(一起干活的牲口);双人赛艇(两名桨手)
In use
She bought a new pair of shoes for the party.
The pair of friends have known each other since childhood.
He couldn't find his reading glasses, so he bought a new pair.
a pair of + [plural noun]
She bought a pair of shoes.
她买了一双鞋。
[noun] in pairs
The socks are sold in pairs.
这些袜子成双出售。
pair of + [noun] + [verb]
注意:'a pair of'作主语时,谓语动词通常用单数。
A pair of birds is sitting on the branch.
一对鸟正停在树枝上。
Connections
Collocations
- a pair of shoes
- 一双鞋
- I bought a new pair of shoes yesterday.我昨天买了一双新鞋。
- a pair of scissors
- 一把剪刀
- Can you hand me that pair of scissors?你能把那把剪刀递给我吗?
- in pairs
- 成对地;两人一组
- The students worked in pairs on the project.学生们两人一组做这个项目。
- a pair of glasses
- 一副眼镜
- She needs a new pair of glasses for reading.她需要一副新眼镜来看书。
- a married pair
- 一对夫妻
- The married pair celebrated their 50th anniversary.这对夫妻庆祝了他们的50周年纪念日。
- a pair of aces
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两个梨(pear)并排放在一起,拼写是p-a-i-r,记住'一对'。梨的英文pear发音接近pair,但拼写多一个a,联想成两个梨就是一对。
Context & Register
Neutral. Common in everyday contexts for objects, people, or poker hands.
Grammar Note
常用结构:a pair of + 名词复数
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with 'pair' (/pɛr/), but note the spelling difference: 'fair', 'hair', 'stair' use 'air', while 'care', 'share', 'bare' use 'are'.
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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