pair
n.一双(对，副)；一对夫妇(情侣)v.(使)配对
释义2：
pair
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◙ noun1. a set of two things used together or regarded as a unit• 一双，一对，一副 »a pair of gloves. 一幅手套。 »a pair of shoes. 一双鞋。 an article or object consisting of two joined or corresponding parts not used separately• （两个相同部分组成的）一条；一把 »a pair of jeans. 一条牛仔裤。 »a pair of scissors. 一把剪刀。 »she resolved to buy him a new pair. 她决定给他买一条新裤子。 two playing cards of the same denomination• 对子（指两张同点的纸牌） »Jacobs had two pairs. 雅各布有两个对子。 two people related in some way or considered together• 一对；俩人（指相关的两个人） »a company run by a pair of brothers. 由兄弟俩管理的一个公司。 »get out, the pair of you, before I change my mind. 你们俩趁我还没有改变主意给我滚出去。 »students work alone or in pairs. 学生独立学习或两人一组学习。 the second member of a pair in relation to the first• （成对物的）另一只；（搭档的）另一人 »each course member tries to persuade his pair of the merits of his model. 每个赛车手都试图使他的搭档相信他那种型号赛车的优点。 a mated couple of animals• （动物）交配的一对 »76 pairs of red kites. 76对红鸢。 two horses harnessed side by side• 两匹并排驾车的马 either or both of two members of a legislative assembly on opposite sides who absent themselves from voting by mutual arrangement, leaving the relative position of the parties unaffected• （议会中）相约放弃投票权的敌对两党的两名议员（或其中一名）◙ verb1. [with obj.] [常作 be paired] join or connect to form a pair• 使成对；给…配对 »a cardigan paired with a matching skirt. 配有很相称的裙子的开襟羊毛衫。 [no obj.] (of animals) mate• （动物）交配 »individuals pair later in the season for breeding in the following year. 单居动物会在季节的晚些时候寻偶以便在来年繁殖下一代。 [no obj.] (pair off/up)form a couple• 使成对；配对 »Rachel has paired up with Tommy. 雷切尔和汤米配成了一对。 give (a member of a legislative assembly) another member as a pair, to allow both to absent themselves from a vote without affecting the result• 使（敌对两党的两名议员）组成不投票的一对【IDIOMS】
◘ pair of hands1. used in reference to a person seen in terms of their participation in a task• 一起做某事的人，帮手 »we can always do with an extra pair of hands. 我们从不反对多一个人帮忙。【派生】
♦ pairwise adjective & adverb【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French paire, from Latin paria 'equal things', neuter plural of par 'equal'. Formerly phrases such as a pair of gloves were expressed without of, as in a pair gloves (compare with German ein Paar Handschuhe)
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