单词	pair
释义	noun | verb pairpair1 /pɛr/ ●●● S2 W2 noun (plural pairs or pair) [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYpair1 Origin: 1200-1300 Old French paire, from Latin paria equal things 1BELONGING TOGETHER two things of the same kind that are used together: pair of a pair of socks a pair of earrings She felt as if every pair of eyes in the room was looking at her. We have five pairs of free tickets to give away.2JOINED TOGETHER a single thing made of two similar parts that are joined together:  I broke my glasses and I don’t have a spare pair.pair of a new pair of jeans3TWO PEOPLE two people who are standing or doing something together, or who have some type of connection:  Stein and his business partner are a rather unusual pair.pair of a pair of dancersin pairs (=in groups of two) The teacher asked the students to work in pairs.4TWO ANIMALS two animals, one male and one female, that come together to breed: pair of a pair of blue jays5CARDS two playing cards which have the same value:  I’ve got three pairs.pair of a pair of queens6an extra/another pair of hands spoken additional help from someone when you are busy:  If you need an extra pair of hands, just let me know.7MATH math two numbers that are shown together in a particular order, written as (4, 2). These numbers often refer to a point on a graph → ordered pair[Origin: 1200–1300 Old French paire, from Latin paria equal things] → see Word Choice at couple1 noun | verb pairpair2 verb [transitive usually passive] Verb Table VERB TABLE pair Simple Form Present I, you, we, they pair he, she, it pairs Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they paired Present perfect I, you, we, they have paired he, she, it has paired Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had paired Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will pair Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have paired Continuous Form Present I am pairing he, she, it is pairing you, we, they are pairing Past I, he, she, it was pairing you, we, they were pairing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been pairing he, she, it has been pairing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been pairing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be pairing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been pairing to put people together in groups of two: be paired with somebody/something Each Russian student will be paired with an American at the camp.pair off phrasal verb pair somebody ↔ off to come together or bring two people together to have a romantic relationship:  Toward the end of the evening, everyone at the party started to pair off.pair up phrasal verb1 to join together with someone to do something SYN team up:  Nunn and Lloyd-Webber paired up to create “Cats.”2pair somebody ↔ up math to form groups of two, or to put people into groups of two: pair somebody ↔ up with somebody She pairs up students who are doing well with those who are struggling.
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