'pair' 的定义
词形 plural, 3rd person singular present
tense pairs
, present participle pairing
, past tense, past participle paired
1. 可数名词
2. 可数名词
3. 单数名词
You can refer to two people as a pair when they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other.
4. 动词 [usually passive]
If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
5. See also au pair
6.
usage note: The noun pair can take either a singular verb or a plural verb, depending on whether it refers
to one thing seen as a unit or a collection of two things or people. A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential... The pair are still
friends and attend functions together.
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pair in British English 1
名词词形 plural pairs or functioning as singular or plural pair
2.
two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped together
a pair of horses
a pair of scoundrels
8.
one member of a matching pair
I can't find the pair to this glove
11. British and US dialect
a group or set of more than two
12. logic, mathematics
a.
a set with two members
b.
an ordered set with two members
动词
▶ USAGE Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or as
a collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential14.
to group or be grouped in matching pairs
to pair socks
16. (when tr, usually passive) parliamentary procedure
to form or cause to form a pair
18 members were paired for the last vote
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派生形式
pairable (ˈpairable) 形容词
pair 的词源
C13: from Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equal
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pair in British English 2
形容词
a Scot word for poor
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pair in American English
名词词形 plural pairs or pair
3.
two persons or animals
; specif.,
b.
two mated animals
c.
any two people considered as having something in common
a pair of thieves
e.
two legislators on opposing sides of some question who agree to withhold their vote so as to offset each other; also, such an agreement
4.
two playing cards of the same denomination
5. Chiefly Dialectal
a set or series
a pair of stairs, a pair of beads
及物动词
6.
to make a pair of (two persons or things) by matching, joining, mating, etc.
7.
to arrange in pairs
不及物动词
9.
to form a pair; match
10.
to join in marriage; mate
习语：
SYNONYMY NOTE: pair is used of two similar things that are associated together or are necessary in twos
for proper use [a pair of socks] or of a single thing made up of two corresponding parts [a pair of scissors]; couple applies to any two similar things that are somehow associated [a couple of dollars], or it is used colloquially to mean several or a few [I must buy a couple of things]; a brace1 is a couple, especially of certain birds or animals [a brace of pheasants, hounds, etc.]; yoke applies to a pair of animals harnessed together for pulling [a yoke of oxen]; span1 is used especially of a pair of horses harnessed togetherWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
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the gaming stake put up before the deal in poker by the players
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a hand containing only one suit
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two playing cards of the same rank or denomination
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(in poker) the stake put up after the ante in poker by the second player after the dealer
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to refuse the right to change any of one's cards; keep one's hand unchanged
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pair
英式英语: pair
/pɛə/ NOUN
A pair of things are two things of the same size and shape that are intended to be used together.
...a pair of socks.
英式英语: pair
VERB /ˈpɛə/
If one thing is paired with another, it is put with it or considered with it.
The trainees will then be paired with experienced managers.
- 美式英语: pair /ˈpɛər/
- 巴西葡萄牙语: colocar em par
- 简体中文: 把…配对
- 欧洲西班牙语: emparejar
- 法语: faire travailler en binôme avec
- 德语: gepaart mit
- 意大利语: accoppiare
- 日语: 組にする
- 韩语: 짝지어지다
- 欧洲葡萄牙语: emparelhar
- 西班牙语: emparejar
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She made a very amount of money.
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