COUPLE Definition & Meaning | 亚洲网紅露点

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couple

[ kuhp-uhl ]

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noun

two of the same sort considered together; pair.
two persons considered as joined together, as a married or engaged pair, lovers, or dance partners:
They make a handsome couple.
any two persons considered together.
Mechanics. a pair of equal, parallel forces acting in opposite directions and tending to produce rotation.
Also called couple-close. Carpentry. a pair of rafters connected by a tie beam or collar beam.
a leash for holding two hounds together.
Fox Hunting. two hounds:
25 hounds or 12陆 couple.

verb (used with object)

coupled, coupling.

to fasten, link, or associate together in a pair or pairs.
to join; connect.
to unite in marriage or in sexual union.
Electricity.
1. to join or associate by means of a coupler.
2. to bring (two electric circuits or circuit components) close enough to permit an exchange of electromagnetic energy.

verb (used without object)

coupled, coupling.

to join in a pair; unite.
to copulate.

couple

/ 藞办蕦辫蓹濒 /

noun

two people who regularly associate with each other or live together
an engaged couple
functioning as singular or plural two people considered as a pair, for or as if for dancing, 亚洲网紅露点, etc
hunting
1. a pair of collars joined by a leash, used to attach hounds to one another
2. two hounds joined in this way
3. the unit of reckoning for hounds in a pack
  twenty and a half couple
a pair of equal and opposite parallel forces that have a tendency to produce rotation with a torque or turning moment equal to the product of either force and the perpendicular distance between them
physics
1. two dissimilar metals, alloys, or semiconductors in electrical contact, across which a voltage develops See thermocouple
2. Also calledgalvanic couple two dissimilar metals or alloys in electrical contact that when immersed in an electrolyte act as the electrodes of an electrolytic cell
a connector or link between two members, such as a tie connecting a pair of rafters in a roof
a couple of
functioning as singular or plural
1. a combination of two; a pair of
  a couple of men
2. a small number of; a few
  a couple of days

pronoun

usually preceded by a; functioning as singular or plural two; a pair
give him a couple

verb

tr to connect (two things) together or to connect (one thing) to (another)
to couple railway carriages
tr to do (two things) simultaneously or alternately
he couples studying with teaching
to form or be formed into a pair or pairs
to associate, put, or connect together
history is coupled with sociology
to link (two circuits) by electromagnetic induction
intr to have sexual intercourse
to join or be joined in marriage; marry
tr to attach (two hounds to each other)

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Grammar Note

The phrase a couple of, meaning 鈥渁 small number of; a few; several,鈥� has been in standard use for centuries, especially with measurements of time and distance and in referring to amounts of money: They walked a couple of miles in silence. Repairs will probably cost a couple of hundred dollars. The phrase is used in all but the most formal speech and writing. The shortened phrase a couple, without of ( The gas station is a couple miles from here ), is an Americanism of recent development that occurs chiefly in informal speech or representations of speech, especially when followed by number terms (as a couple dozen eggs ) or units of measurement (as a couple years ago; a couple gallons of gas ). This use of couple (as an adjective or modifier) is still disliked by many. Without a following noun, a couple is even more informal: Jack shouldn't drive. It's clear he's had a couple. (Here the noun drinks is omitted.) In referring to two people, couple, like many collective nouns, may take either a singular or a plural verb. Most commonly, it is construed as a plural: The couple were traveling to Texas. collective noun.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

肠辞耻顎僷濒别路补路产濒别 adjective
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飞别濒濒顎�-肠辞耻顎僷濒别诲 adjective

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of couple¹

First recorded in 1175鈥�1225; (noun) Middle English, from Anglo-French c(o)uple, Old French cople, cuple, from Latin 肠艒辫耻濒补 鈥渁 tie, bond鈥� ( copula ); (verb) Middle English couplen, from Anglo-French co(u)pler, Old French copler, cupler, from Latin 肠辞辫耻濒腻谤别 ( copulate )

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of couple¹

C13: from Old French: a pair, from Latin 肠艒辫耻濒补 a bond; see copula

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

a couple of, more than two, but not many, of; a small number of; a few: Also Informal, a couple.
It will take a couple of days for the package to get there.
A dinner party, whether for a couple of old friends or eight new acquaintances, takes nearly the same amount of effort.

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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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"This is the most beautiful club in the world. We deserve this. We are going to enjoy the next couple of weeks and take it in."

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But just a couple of decades later, that optimism began to curdle.

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If you鈥檙e having marital troubles, you might seek out a couples counselor.

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Anecdotally, couples report psychedelics are saving their marriage or relationships, allowing them to connect in deeper ways, communicate better and reduce anxieties about sex.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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