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Pair Shoes Make Pairing Things   [Usu Paired Put

英语单词 pair
英美音标 英 [peə(r)] 美 [per]
中文释义 n.一对;一双;一副
v.(使)成对;(使)配对
英语例句 (1) The newly married couple are really a happy pair.
(2) This pair of shoes is durable.
(3) The young girl has a pair of almond eyes.
(4) I have a pair of leather gloves.
(5) My brother needs a new pair of glasses.
(6) The teacher paired us off for the purpose of the exercise.
(7) Pair the socks and put them in the drawer .
(8) I'll pair up you and her for the dance.
(9) You must pair your headset and phone before you can make a call.
中文例句 (1) 那对新婚夫妇真是快乐的一对。
(2) 这双鞋很耐磨。
(3) 这个年轻的姑娘长着一双杏眼。
(4) 我有一副皮革手套。
(5) 我弟弟需要一副新眼镜。
(6) 为了做练习,老师把我们分成一对一对。
(7) 把袜子配成双,然后放到抽屉里。
(8) 这个舞会上,我把你和她配成对跳舞。
(9) 在使用耳机通话前,耳机必须与手机配对。
vocabulary简明 A pair is something that comes in a set of two — like a pair of shoes or a pair of tennis players who make great doubles partners.
vocabulary扩展 Pair can also work as a verb. Think of Noah pairing animals on the ark so he could save their species from the flood. And, along those same lines, the verb to pair is sometimes used to mean reproductive pairing (something pairs of shoes wouldn't dream of doing).
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]双;对;副 A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are used together or are both part of something, for example shoes, earrings, or parts of the body.
  [usu with supp]
  • ...a pair of socks.

    一双袜子

  • ...trainers that cost up to 90 pounds a pair...

    售价高达90英镑一双的运动鞋

  • 72,000 pairs of hands clapped in unison to the song.

    72,000双手和着歌曲整齐划一地打着拍子。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]套,条,把,副(由两个尺寸和形状相同的部分组成的物品,如裤子、剪刀) Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as a pair, for example a pair of trousers or a pair of scissors .
  [usu with supp]
  • ...a pair of faded jeans.

    一条褪色的牛仔裤

  • ...a pair of binoculars.

    一副双筒望远镜

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[N-SING 单数名词]一对伴儿;一对夫妻;一对情侣 You can refer to two people as a pair when they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other.
  • A pair of teenage boys were smoking cigarettes...

    两个十来岁的男孩正在吸烟。

  • The pair admitted that their three-year-old marriage was going through 'a difficult time'...

    那对夫妻承认他们3年的婚姻正在经历一个“困难期”。

  • He and Paula made an unlikely pair.

    他和葆拉不太可能成为一对儿。

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[VERB 动词]使配对;使配成搭档 If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
  [be V-ed with n]
  [usu passive]
  • The trainees will then be paired with experienced managers.

    实习生随后将会与经验丰富的经理结成对子。

pairing
  • ...the pairing of these two fine musicians.

    这两位出色音乐家的联袂

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See also:
au pair
    Usage Note :

    The noun pair can take either a singular verb or a plural verb, depending on whether it refers to one thing seen as a unit or a collection of two things or people. A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential… The pair are still friends and attend functions together.

    pair作名词时,其后跟动词的单数还是复数形式取决于所指的是看作一个整体的一件东西,还是两个事物或人的组合:A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential...(一双兼具支撑性和保护性的好的运动鞋是必不可少的),The pair are still friends and attend functions together(他们俩依然是朋友,仍一起出席一些社交活动)。

    6
    [PHRASE 短语]可靠的好帮手;可以委托的人 If you say that someone is or has a safe pair of hands, you mean that they are reliable and will not make any serious mistakes.
      [PHR after v]
      [BRIT 英]
      [JOURNALISM 新闻]
    • He has now held five cabinet posts and remains a safe pair of hands.

      他现在担任5个内阁职位,仍是一个靠得住的人。

    相关词组:
    pair off
    pair up

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