n.
- 一对,一双,(两部分形成的)一件[C][(+of)]
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George needed a new
pair of shoes.
乔治需要一双新鞋。
- 一对(夫妻、情侣、舞伴等)[C][G]
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That
pair are always quarreling.
那对夫妻老是争吵。
vi.
- 成对,配对
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Birds often
pair for life.
鸟儿常常终生配对。
- 组成一对一对
- (动物)交配
- 结婚
vt.
- 使成对;使成配偶;使交配
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They
paired John and Mary for the dance.
他们将约翰和玛丽配对成舞伴。
- 把……组成一对一对
- 为……配搭档[(+with)]
短语
in pairs
- 成对地
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The students were practising English conversation
in pairs.
学生们正在成对地练习英语会话。
pair off
- 把……分成对
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The teacher
paired the students
off for the exercise.
老师把学生分成一对一对来做这个练习。
show/take a clean pair of heels
- 逃走
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The criminal
showed a clean pair of heels as soon as he caught a glimpse of the police.
罪犯一看见警察拔腿就逃。
辨析
n.
- a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit.
- an article consisting of two joined or corresponding parts.
- two people or animals related in some way or considered together.
▸two members of a legislative assembly on opposing sides who absent themselves from voting by mutual arrangement, in order to maintain the relative position of the parties.
v.
join or connect to form a pair.
▸
(pair off/up)
form a couple.
Derivative
- paired adj.
- pairing n.
- pairwise adj. & adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. paire, from L. paria ‘equal things’, neut. pl. of par ‘equal’.