n.
- 一對,一雙,(兩部分形成的)一件[C][(+of)]
George needed a new
pair of shoes.
喬治需要一雙新鞋。
- 一對(夫妻,情侶,舞伴等)[C][G]
That
pair are always quarreling.
那對夫妻老是爭吵。
vi.
- 成對,配對
Birds often
pair for life.
鳥兒常常終生配對。
- 組成一對一對
- (動物)交配
- 結婚
vt.
- 使成對;使成配偶;使交配
They
paired John and Mary for the dance.
他們將約翰和瑪麗配對成舞伴。
- 把……組成一對一對
- 為……配搭檔[(+with)]
片語
in pairs
- 成對地
The students were practising English conversation
in pairs.
學生們正在成對地練習英語會話。
pair off
- 把……分成對
The teacher
paired the students
off for the exercise.
老師把學生分成一對一對來做這個練習。
show/take a clean pair of heels
- 逃走
The criminal
showed a clean pair of heels as soon as he caught a glimpse of the police.
罪犯一看見警察拔腿就逃。
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’.