pair

英 [peə(r)] 美 [per]

• n. 一对；一双；一副
• v. （使）成对；（使）配对

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]一副,一条,一把; 一双,一对

   sth made up of two parts that are alike and are joined and used together; two things that are alike or of same kind and used together

2. [C]一对人,一对夫妇

   two people closely connected

3. [C]雌雄成对的动物

   two animals, male and female, that stay together for a long time

4. [C]双套马

   two horses that pull a cart, etc.

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使…成对,使…成双

   cause sb/sth to form a pair or pairs

2. vi. 交配,交尾

   mate

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 一对，一双，一副
2. 一把（如剪刀），一条（如裤子）
3. （动物）偶，交配的一对
4. 夫妇，配偶；一对情侣
5. 俩，对
6. 【机】对偶
7. 另一方
8. 分两个相连接部份的物体
9. 两个共事的人
10. 系在一起的两匹马
11. 两个同类的鸟

v. 动词

1. 结婚，成夫妇，使成配偶（后接with）
2. （把…）组成一对一对，（为…）配对，（使）成对，成双
3. （使）交配
4. 配合
5. 相约弃权
6. 相适应
7. 结对，结组工作
8. 交尾
9. 使（对立政党议员）成为同意对某议案不投票的一对

adj. 形容词

1. 偶数的

英英释义

Noun:

1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit

2. two items of the same kind

3. two people considered as a unit

4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

Verb:

1. form a pair or pairs;

   "The two old friends paired off"
   

2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together;

   "This fact is coupled to the other one"
   "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"
   "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
   

3. occur in pairs

4. arrange in pairs;

   "Pair these numbers"
   

5. engage in sexual intercourse;

   "Birds mate in the Spring"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. These two cups will make a pair.
   这两个杯子可以配成一对。
2. The newly married couple are really a happy pair.
   那对新婚夫妇真是快乐的一对。
3. This pair of shoes is durable.
   这双鞋很耐磨。
4. The young girl has a pair of almond eyes.
   这个年轻的姑娘长着一双杏眼。
5. I have a pair of leather gloves.
   我有一副皮革手套。
6. My brother needs a new pair of glasses.
   我弟弟需要一副新眼镜。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The teacher paired us off for the purpose of the exercise.
   为了做练习，老师把我们分成一对一对。
2. Pair the socks and put them in the drawer .
   把袜子配成双，然后放到抽屉里。
3. I'll pair up you and her for the dance.
   这个舞会上,我把你和她配成对跳舞。
4. You must pair your headset and phone before you can make a call.
   在使用耳机通话前，耳机必须与手机配对。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. This pair of shoes fits me well.
   这双鞋对我很合适。
2. Another pair of shoes is needed.
   还需要一双鞋。
3. There are two pairs of shoes under the bed.
   床底下有两双鞋。
4. We admired her new pair of shoes.
   我们很欣赏她的那双新鞋。
5. Pairs of socks are pinned together.
   成双的袜子是别在一起的。
6. Where is the pair to this sock?
   这只短袜的另一只在哪里?
7. I have lost the pair to this glove.
   我丢了这只手套的另一只。
8. Have you a pair of chopsticks?
   你有一双筷子吗?
9. A pair of trousers was lying on the chair.
   椅子上放着一条裤子。
10. I shan't send my clothes to that laundry again; they have ruined a pair of new trousers.
    我不会再把我的衣服送到那家洗衣店了,他们把一条新裤子全弄坏了。
11. I bought six pair.
    我买了6双。
12. The happy pair are going to Spain after their wedding.
    这幸福的一对婚后将去西班牙。
13. Married for twenty years now, they are a happy pair.
    他们俩结婚已有20年,是对幸福美满的夫妇。
14. A pair of orioles alighted on the frisking branch of a weeping willow.
    一对黄鹂飞落在拂动着的柳树枝条上。
15. A pair of robbers were trying to kidnap his wife.
    两个强盗正试图绑架他的妻子。
16. This is a coach and pair.
    这是双驾马车。

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. I thought those two would pair well.
   我认为那两个人将能配成很好的一对。
2. Birds often pair for life.
   鸟通常是成对地生活。
3. Birds pair and build nests in spring.
   鸟在春天交配筑窝。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Pair the socks and put them in the drawer.
   把袜子配成双,然后放到抽屉里。
2. I'll try to pair this glove from my stock.
   我将设法从我的存货中把这只手套配成副。
3. The cupboard filled with shoes fell over and it took half an hour to pair them again .
   放满鞋子的橱子倒了,结果花了半个小时才把鞋子一双一双地放好。

经典引文

• It had four pairs of buttons down the double-breast.

  出自： T. Callender

• Jones had to face the formidable pair in person.

  出自： V. Brome

• The..stag is paired with the doe.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• The French ambassador and the French general were well paired.

  出自： Ld Macaulay

• The great characters of fiction are often paired: Quixote and Sancho,..Pickwick and Weller.

  出自： G. Greene

• All who are not paired..troop off into the division lobby.

  出自： H. Wilson

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

in pairs

成对地,成双地,两个两个地 two at a time; in twos

用作动词 (v.)

pair off (v.+adv.)

成双,结对 form pairs, usually male and female, for any purpose including marriage
pair off
After dinner the boys and girls paired off and went to the dance.

晚餐后,男女青年们成双成对地去跳舞。
Most of the friends we knew at school have now paired off and had families.

我们在学校时的朋友大多数都有了配偶,成了家。 pair sb ⇔ off
Mrs. Smith paired off her guests by age and tastes.

史密斯夫人根据客人的年龄和兴趣安排他们一对一对地坐在一起。
Their parents have tried for years to pair the two young people off.

多年来,他们的父母试图使这两个青年人结成伴侣。 pair off with sb
Her parents persuaded her to pair off with rich neighbour.

她的父母劝她嫁给有钱的邻居。

pair up (v.+adv.)

交配 mate
pair up
Not all the gloves would pair up.

手套不全成副。 pair sth ⇔ up
When she finished the mending, she paired up the socks.

袜子补好以后,她把它们一双双地放在一起。 pair up with sb/sth
This shoe does not seem to pair up with that one.

这只鞋似乎与那只不成双。
We each paired up with our same number from the other school to exchange ideas.

我们分别与另一个学校相同号数的学生结成对,交换意见。 pair sb/sth ⇔ up with sb/sth
In the contest he was paired up with an opponent about his equal.

在比赛中,他被安排跟一个与他实力不相上下的人对阵。 pair up
Cranes take from four to seven years to mature before they pair up.

鹤要4至7岁才成熟交配。

pair with (v.+prep.)

使…与…配成对 match sb/sth with sb/sth
pair sb/sth with sb/sth
The parents finally agreed to pair their daughter with that young man.

父母最终同意女儿同那位年轻人结婚。
Try to pair this card with one exactly the same from the other pack.

去从另一叠牌中找出一张与这张完全一样的配成对。

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• form a pair 组成一对(夫妻)
• include a pair of 包括一双…
• make a pair 配成一对(夫妻),(鞋等)成对
• separate a pair 把一对拆开

形容词+～

• another pair 另外一对
• bridal pair 新婚夫妇
• fine pair 美好的夫妇
• fortunate pair 幸运的夫妇
• happy pair 幸福的一对
• ill-assorted pair 不幸结合的夫妇
• ill-matched pair 不相配的夫妇
• lovely pair 可爱的一对
• loving pair 相亲相爱的夫妇
• many pairs 许多双,许多对夫妇
• new pair 新婚夫妇
• newly-marriedpair 新婚夫妇
• well-matched pair 很匹配的夫妇

介词+～

• in pairs 成双成对(地)
• per pair 每对

～+介词

• a pair of bracelets 一副手镯
• a pair of eyes 一双眼睛
• a pair of glasses 一副眼镜
• a pair of gloves 一双手套
• a pair of handcuffs 一副手铐
• a pair of headphones 一副耳机
• a pair of overalls 一条工装裤
• a pair of scissors 一把剪子
• a pair of shoe-laces 一副鞋带
• a pair of trousers 一条裤子

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• pair chopsticks 把筷子配成双
• pair gloves 把手套配成副
• pair socks 把袜子配成双
• pair the pupils 把学生组成一对

～+副词

• pair neatly 一副副整齐存放
• pair well 很相配
• pair off 把…分成一对
• pair up 把…配成一对

～+介词

• pair for life 结成终身伴侣
• pair with 与…配对

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. pair的基本意思是“一双,一对,一副”,可指连在一起共同使用的由相同、相通或相关的两部分构成的单件物品,如:glasses, scissors等; 也可指两件虽分开但有密切关系的物体,如:chopsticks, socks; 还可指有共同特征或相互关联的两个人或物。
2. a pair of后一般接复数名词,作主语时,谓语动词多用单数形式,现代英语中也有用复数者,以强调主语的复数含义。pair指两个人或物时,谓语动词用复数形式。
3. 在many, several等词或1以上基数词之后,用pairs或pair均可,都表示复数意义,后者主要用于口语中,单复数同形。
4. 形容词修饰“pair of+ n. ”结构时,应置于pair之前。
5. a pair of指共同使用的两件同样大小或同样形状的物体时,谓语动词既可用单数形式也可用复数形式; 当a pair of指一件由同样形状或同样大小的两部分所组成的物件时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
6. pair可指成对物品中的一个,前面须加定冠词the。

v. (动词)

1. pair的基本意思是使单个事物配成双、配成对,引申可作“交配,交尾”解。
2. pair既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时,后可接名词或代词作宾语。
3. pair后接off表示“成双,结对”; 接up表示“结成对”; 接with表示“与…配成对”。

词义辨析

n. (名词)

pair, couple

• 这两个词都有“一双”“一对”的意思。其区别是：
• 1.couple指在一起或互有关系的两个人或物,但并不意味是同样的,且可分可合; pair指由两个一样的东西组成的“一对”“一双”“一副”,缺一不可。例如:
• I found a couple of socks in the room but they do not make a pair.我在房间找到两只袜子,但不是一双的。
• 2.couple和pair都可指“夫妻”, pair更强调“般配”。例如:
• Not every couple is a pair.天下夫妇多,珠联璧合少。
• pair指夫妇时谓语动词用复数,而couple指夫妇时谓语动词用单数。
• 3.pair还可指夫妻之外有密切连带关系的人。

couple，pair

• 这两个名词均有“一对，一双”之意。
• couple多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。
• pair含义广泛，可指人或物。用于物时，指两个互属的事物，缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值，或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他穿了一条肮脏的蓝色牛仔裤。

   误 He wore a dirty, blue jeans.

   正 He wore a pair of dirty, blue jeans.

   析 a pair of (sth) 常用于“一条…”“一双…”“一对…”等,其后的名词要用复数形式。

2. 在床下找到了一条裤子。

   误 A pair of trousers were found under the bed.

   正 A pair of trousers was found under the bed.

   析 a pair of (sth)后接一件由同样形状同样大小的两部分所组成的物件时谓语动词用单数形式。

3. 多漂亮的袜子啊!

   误 What a pair of lovely stocks!

   正 What a lovely pair of stocks!

   析 “a pair of+ n. ”结构有定语修饰时,定语一般置于pair前,不置于复数名词前。

词源解说

• ☆ 13世纪中期进入英语，直接源自古法语的paire，意为一对；最初源自中世纪拉丁语的paria，意为相等的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• brace
• combination
• couple
• match
• twins
• bracket
• couple
• join
• link
• match
• mate
• put together

【反义词】

• dissever
• sever