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Coupling N Count 英[ˈkʌplɪŋ 美[ˈkʌplɪŋ N.[电]耦合;联结;[机]管箍;(火车的)车钩;V.连接(Couple的现在分词 耦接头;联轴器;(连接车辆的)车钩 Device Join

单词 coupling
音标
英[ˈkʌplɪŋ] 美[ˈkʌplɪŋ]
解释
n.[电]耦合;联结;[机]管箍;(火车的)车钩;v.连接(couple的现在分词);
例句

N-COUNT
耦接头;联轴器;(连接车辆的)车钩
A coupling is a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
例:Before driving away, re-check the trailer coupling.开走之前,再检查一下拖车的挂钩。

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(两种不同的事物、想法或活动的)连接,结合;合作
When two different things, ideas, or activities are combined, or when two people work together, you can refer to this combination as a coupling .
例:Anton the chef concocts a sensual coupling of lobster and asparagus...厨师安东用龙虾和芦笋搭配,制作出了一道口感很好的菜肴。
例:The uneasy coupling of fascism and conservatism spawned a new kind of political regime...法西斯主义和保守主义这种令人不安的结合产生了一种新政权。

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性交
An act of sexual intercourse is sometimes referred to as a coupling .
例:...sexual couplings.性交
变形
pl:couplings~

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