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couple

Word family
cou·ple1 /ˈkʌpəl/ ●●● S1 W1 AWL noun  
1 a couple 
a) TWOtwo things or people of the same kind 一对,一双 SYN a few
a couple of
 There are a couple of girls waiting for you.
有两个女孩子在等你。
b) FEW/NOT MANYa small number of things 一些,几个
 I just need to make a couple more calls.
我还要打几个电话。
a couple of
 You’ll be all right in a couple of days.
过几天你就会好的。
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2 [countableC]SYMARRY two people who are married or having a sexual or romantic relationship 一对夫妇;一对情侣
 a newly married couple
一对新婚夫妇
 the couple next door
隔壁的那对夫妇
nCOLLOCATIONSMeaning 2: two people who are married or having a sexual or romantic relationship
adjectives
a young/middle-aged/elderly couple
A young couple with a baby have just moved into the house next door.
a married couple
Under the new rules, a married couple will now receive £20 a week extra.
a newly married couple (=having married not long ago)
Many newly married couples cannot afford to buy their own homes.
an unmarried couple
She rented the room to a young, unmarried couple.
a childless couple (=without children)
Are childless couples more or less likely to split up?
a retired couple (=having finished working at the end of their working lives)
The house is suitable for a retired couple.
the happy couple (=the bride and bridegroom at their wedding)
Guests stood around the happy couple, their glasses raised.
a perfect couple (=a couple that seem very suitable for each other)
Emily and John seemed a perfect couple.
a courting couple old-fashioned (=having a romantic relationship, often planning to get married later)
The path by the river is a popular area for courting couples.
phrases
they make a lovely couple (=look very attractive together/suit each other well)
You two would make a lovely couple.
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couple2 AWL verb  
1 [transitiveT]TTJOIN something TOGETHER to join or fasten two things together 〔把两件东西〕结合,连接
couple something to something
 Each element is mathematically coupled to its neighbours.
每个元件都与相邻的元件精确地接合。
2. [intransitiveI] formalSYSEX/HAVE SEX WITH to have sex 交配,交媾
3couple something with something phrasal verbphr v WITHif one thing is coupled with another, the two things happen or exist together and produce a particular result 〔某物〕加上〔某物〕 SYN combine
 Lack of rain coupled with high temperatures caused the crops to fail.
雨量少加上高温导致农作物歉收。
nGrammar
Couple with is usually passive.
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Origin couple1
(1200-1300) Old French cople, from Latin copula; → COPULA

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