a couple of 是‘一对’的意思 也可以表示一对夫妇后面是跟可数名词复数形式表“一对,两,一双”。作主语时,谓语动词是用单数。
a couple of后面跟单数还是复数
a couple of+n(c)。作主语时谓语动词通常用单数。a couple of 表示两个,后接名词需要复数形式,意义是复数,所以用在主语位置需要复数动词。
它有两个含义
1.两个
e.g.There is a couple of boys waiting for you.
2.一些,几个
e.g.I don't know why I feel so tired, I only had a couple of drinks.
a couple of和a pair of的区别
1. a couple of:这个词组表示的不一定是配对的东西,数量上有时也不一定指两个,也可以指“几个”。
例句1:A couple of teenagers were talking on the doorstep.
一对年轻人在门阶上谈话。
例句2:I have already met Mike a couple of times.
我已经见过麦克好几次了。
例句3: Mary gave us a couple of tickets last night.
昨天晚上玛丽给了我们几张票。
2. a pair of :这个词组表示的一定是配对的东西,一对,一双的意思。
例句4:My mother bought me a pair of shoes yesterday.
我妈妈昨天给我买了一双鞋。
例句5:I was searching for a pair of grey gloves to go with my new gown.
我在找一副灰色手套来配我的新礼服。
例句6:She clamped a pair of headphones over her ears.
couple有哪些意思
n.
对,双
例句:
He came back with a couple of rabbits.
他带了一对兔子回来。
例句:
They were an odd couple.
他们是奇怪的一对。
配偶,夫妻 [C]
例句:
Just after a couple left my office one evening, I heard what sounded like a gunshot.
一天晚上,一对夫妇刚离开我的办公室,我就听到好像有一声枪响。
例句:
Next door to us there's a couple from the USA.
我们隔壁住着来自美国的一对夫妇。
几个,数个,两三个
例句:
This is a new pair of shoes, you have to break them in for a couple of days.
这是一双新鞋,你得试穿几天让它合脚。
例句:
Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard.
我对面的街上有几名警官在站岗。
v.
结合,连接 [I,T]
例句:
The wire was coupled on the plug.
这条导线接到了插头上。
例句:
The brakeman coupled two freight cars.
制动员把两节货车连结到一起。
加上 [I]
例句:
Overuse of those drugs, coupled with poor diet, leads to physical degeneration.
过量使用那些药物再加上饮食缺乏营养,导致健康状况恶化。
例句:
This, coupled with the fact that flying machines remained universally a subject for jeers and derision, made the brothers secretive.
这一点,加上飞行器仍是人们普遍嘲笑和讥讽的对象,使得兄弟俩只能暗地里行事。
couple相关短语
a couple of
一对,一双,两三个
married couple
已婚夫妇
couple up
把…耦联起来