a couple of
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I 've come to crash on your floor for a couple of nights .
我来你家打几个晚上的地铺。
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She contrived to spend a couple of hours with him every Sunday evening .
每周星期日晚上她都设法与他待上几个小时。
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I 've seen her a couple of times before .
我以前见过她几次。
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We went there a couple of years ago .
我们几年前去过那里。
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I saw a couple of men get out .
我看见有两个男人出去了。
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She already has a couple of good wins under her belt .
她已将几项冠军收入囊中。
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I used to smoke , but I gave up a couple of years ago .
我以前抽烟,但几年前就戒掉了。
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The company employs no more than a couple of dozen people .
这个公司顶多雇用了几十个人。
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They met a couple of times but they didn 't really connect .
尽管他们见了几次面,但仍未真正建立起良好的关系。
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The builder has a couple of jobs on at the moment .
目前这家建筑商有几项工程在进行。
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Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean .
我家滨海的房子离大海只有几英里。
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Is there any chance of you swinging us a couple of tickets ?
你有没有可能帮我们弄几张票?
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I managed to grab a couple of hours ' sleep on the plane .
我在飞机上抓紧时间睡了两个钟头。
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We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar .
我们坐在酒吧的几个高脚凳上。
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I 've only been here a couple of weeks and I don 't really know the set-up .
我刚来几个星期,对这里的组织情况不大了解。
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We walked uptown a couple of blocks until we found a cab .
我们向市郊走了好几条街才找到一辆出租车。
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She dived into her bag and took out a couple of coins .
她立即将手伸进包里拿出几枚硬币。
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They exchanged banalities for a couple of minutes .
他们彼此客套了几分钟。
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A couple of teenagers were kissing and cuddling on the doorstep .
一对年轻人在门阶上亲吻拥抱。
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Take advantage of the opportunities coming your way in a couple of months
把握住这几个月之内你可能获得的机会。
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A couple of weeks later my mother went into hospital
几周后我母亲住进了医院。
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Fishing is possible for a couple of hours either side of high water .
涨潮期前后几小时内都可以捕鱼。
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I think the trouble will clear up in a couple of days .
我想问题几天内就会解决。
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It only lasted a couple of years , as far as I know
据我所知,它仅仅维持了两三年。
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They hugged each other like a couple of lost children
他们相互紧抱在一起,就像一对迷路的孩子。
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I 'll pick up on what I said a couple of minutes ago .
我将回到几分钟前我说过的内容。
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A couple of fuzzy pictures have been published .
有几张模糊的照片刊登了出来。
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He would make an appointment with him to straighten out a couple of things
他将和他约个时间把几件事情理清楚。
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They spent a couple of nights here last September .
去年9月他们在这儿呆了几晚。
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Suffice to say , it was more than a couple of years ago !
我只想说,那是几年前的事了!
意思广泛而模糊,既可指两个,也可指多个。指同类中的两个时,不强调成对,也不构成一个整体,谓语动词一般用复数。
a couple of cars/days
两(或几)辆汽车/两(或几)天
I found a couple of boots in the bedroom but they don't make a pair.
我在卧室里找到了两只靴子,但它们不是一对。
指由同一种材料制成的两个配套的物体,属于一个不可分割的整体,缺少其中之一则无法使用,谓语动词用单数还是复数取决于这两者是一个整体还是两个事物或人的组合。
a pair of scissors/shoes/trousers
一把剪刀/一双鞋子/一条裤子
She is going to buy a pair of jeans.
她想去买一条牛仔裤。
A good and protective pair of trainers is essential.
一双又好又具备保护性的跑鞋是必不可少的。
A pair of dancers are performing on the dance floor.
一对舞伴正在舞池里表演。