couple 的用法及固定搭配

couple

1.a couple of...作“两个…”解,不一定有“成对”的意思。在美国有时也指“两三个…”。在口语里有时省去of,例如a couple minutes和a couple more chairs

2.说“若干对”有时说 ...couple而不说...couples,例如five couple of snipe和several couple of snipe。

3.说“…夫妇”前有the。例如:the Brown couple

4.couple(夫妇)指两个人,但往往被当作单数。例如:The couple is busy with small children and parties. 和The Brown couple was left severely to itself.