pair词组,隐喻,短语

pair

pairpair[pɛː],pair 'off; ,pair sb 'off (with sb)1.■to form a pair or pairs, especially in order to have a romantic relationship; to bring two people together in this way﹙使﹚结对，配对，成为恋人:By the end of the course, everyone had paired off.课程结束时大家都成双结对了。(especially BrE) They tried to pair their daughter off with the neighbour’s son.他们尝试把女儿与邻居的儿子配成一对。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n,pair 'up; ,pair sb 'up (with sb/sth)2.■to form a pair or pairs (with sb/sth) in order to work, play a game, etc. together; to bring two people together for this purpose配对；使配成对儿:The job is a lot easier if you pair up with someone else.你如果找人搭档，这活儿就轻松多了。Writers have been paired up with artists to write articles on paintings.作家和艺术家联手作画赋文。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv ◆ v+adv+n