couple /ˈkʌpəl/ CET4 TEM4 ( coupling, coupled, couples )

• 1. 

  QUANT If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it. 一两个; 几个 [QUANT 'of' pl-n]

  例：

  Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.

  我所在的街对面有一两个警察在站岗。

  例：

  I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days.

  我想几天内麻烦就会消除。

• 2. 

  DET Couple is also a determiner in spoken American English, and is often used before "more" and "less." 几个

  例：

  ...a couple weeks before the election.

  …选举前的几周。

• 3. 

  PRON Couple is also a pronoun. 几个

  例：

  I've got a couple that don't look too bad.

  我有几个，看上去还不错。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people who are married, living together, or having a sexual relationship. 一对夫妇

  例：

  The couple have no children.

  这对夫妇没有孩子。

  例：

  Burglars ransacked an elderly couple's home.

  窃贼们洗劫了一对老夫妇的家。

• 5. 

  N-COUNT-COLL A couple is two people that you see together on a particular occasion or that have some association. (特定场合或有特定联系的) 一对人

  例：

  ...as the four couples began the opening dance.

  …随着4对舞伴跳起开场舞蹈。

• 6. 

  V-T If you say that one thing produces a particular effect when it is coupled with another, you mean that the two things combine to produce that effect. 与…结合 [usu passive]

  例：

  ...a problem that is coupled with lower demand for the machines themselves.

  …一个与对机器本身需求量减少连在一起的问题。