| 单词 | pair |
| 释义 | Word Frequency pair 1(pɛə) nounWord forms: plural pairs or functioning as singular or plural pair 1. two identical or similar things matched for use together a pair of socks 2. two persons, animals, things, etc, used or grouped together a pair of horses a pair of scoundrels 3. an object considered to be two identical or similar things joined together a pair of trousers 4. two people joined in love or marriage 5. a male and a female animal of the same species, esp such animals kept for breeding purposes 6. parliamentary procedure a. two opposed members who both agree not to vote on a specified motion or for a specific period of time b. the agreement so made 7. two playing cards of the same rank or denomination a pair of threes 8. one member of a matching pair I can't find the pair to this glove 9. cricket a pair of spectacles (the cricketing term) spectacles (sense 2) 10. rowing pair-oar 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 verb ▶ USAGE Like other collective nouns, pair takes a singular or a plural verb according to whether it is seen as a unit or asa collection of two things: the pair are said to dislike each other; a pair of good shoes is essential13. (often foll by off) to arrange or fall into groups of twos 14. to group or be grouped in matching pairs to pair socks 15. to join or be joined in marriage; mate or couple 16. (when tr, usually passive) parliamentary procedure to form or cause to form a pair 18 members were paired for the last vote Derived forms pairable (ˈpairable) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French paire, from Latin paria equal (things), from pār equalWord Frequency pair 2(per) adjective a Scot word for poor |
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