首页英语词典pairpair的意思

pair

英 [peə] 美[pɛr]

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近义词both two team duo couple set

n. 一对，一双，一副
vt. 把…组成一对
n. (Pair)人名；(英、法)佩尔

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词态变化

复数: pairs;第三人称单数: pairs;过去式: paired;过去分词: paired;现在分词: pairing;

中文词源

pair 成双，一对

来自拉丁语par,对等，双，对，词源同part,peer.

英英释意

1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit

2. two items of the same kind

3. two people considered as a unit

4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

英文词源

pair: pair: [13] Like English par [17], parity [16], and peer ‘noble’ [13], pair comes ultimately from Latin pār ‘equal’, a word of unknown origin. Its derivative paria ‘equal things, similar things’ passed into English via Old French paire. Other English descendants of Latin pār include compare, disparage [14], nonpareil [15], and umpire.
=> compare, disparage, nonpareil, par, parity, peer, umpire
pair (v.): "to come together with another; be mated or married" (intransitive), also "to make a pair by matching" (transitive), c. 1600, from pair (n.). These senses now often are distinguished by pair off (c. 1803) for the former and pair up (1908) for the latter. Related: Paired; pairing.
pair (n.): mid-13c., "two of a kind coupled in use," from Old French paire "pair, couple," and directly from Medieval Latin paria "equals," neuter plural of Latin par (genitive paris) "a pair, counterpart, equal," noun use of par (adj.) "equal, equal-sized, well-matched" (see par (n.)). Originally of things. Of persons from late 14c. Meaning "a woman's breasts" is attested from 1922. Pair bond (v.) is first attested 1940, in reference to birds mating.

同义词辨析

couple, pair

这两个名词均有"一对，一双"之意。

couple：多指在一起或彼此有关系的两个人或两个同样的事物。

pair：含义广泛，可指人或物。用于物时，指两个互属的事物，缺此或失彼都会失去使用价值，或指由相对称的两部分构成的一件东西。

考试真题

The researchers, led by Martin Reimann, carried out a series of experiments to see if people would choose a smaller meal if it was paired with a non-food item.

Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.

Some 10,000 pairs of the birds, called fulmars, a kind of Arctic seabird, make their nests on Devon Island, north at the Arctic circle.

The interracial roommates spent less time together, and had fewer joint activities than the white pairs.

They generally spend more time together that white pairs

After the first pair of tasks was completed, one group of participants was assigned an undemanding activity intended to cause their minds to wander.

And instead of showing just the typical pair of eggs in a hummingbird nest, she painted four.

The company even provides mail-order repair kits and online videos, so that customers can learn how to fix a pair of jeans at home.

Their philosophy is that extending the life of a pair of jeans is not only great for the environment, but allows the consumer to get more value out of their product.

To motivate visitors to bring in more old shoes, Adidas Brazil promotes the program in stores by showing videos to educate customers, and it even offers a discount each time a customer brings in an old pair of shoes.

When all the participants proceeded to the second pair of tasks, the daydreamers performed 40% better than the others.

When customers do want to toss their pair, they can give them back to the store, which will repurpose and resell them.

Au pair in Stamford, Conn, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for Chinese Au pairs from zero to around 4, 000 since 2004.

Chinese au pairs need to improve their english skills.

How about a pair of running shoes?

It is expected that American demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.

Li Drake, a Chinese native raising two children in minnesota with an American husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from China.

No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet, so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop.

One of the latest trends in American childcare is Chinese AU pairs.

To help determine the ingredients of attraction, researchers paired 164 college classmates and had them talk for 3, 6 or 10 minutes so they could get a sense of each other's individuality.

It’s like the teacher who breaks up the troublemakers in the back row by pairing them with better-behaved classmates.

A pair of bills sponsored by Massachusetts state Senator Jason Lewis and House Speaker Pro Tempore Patricia Haddad, to ensure "gender parity" on boards and commissions, provide a case in point.

The Supreme Court's opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions that states said cost them billions of dollars in lost revenue annually.

词组搭配

pair of hands

used in reference to a person seen in terms of their participation in a task

一起做某事的人，帮手

we can always do with an extra pair of hands.
我们从不反对多一个人帮忙。

实用场景例句

a pair of gloves/shoes/earrings, etc.: 一副手套、一双鞋、一对耳环等

a huge pair of eyes: 一双大眼睛

The vase is one of a matching pair .: 这只花瓶是一对中的一只。

a pair of trousers/pants/jeans, etc.: 一条长裤、裤子、牛仔裤等

a pair of glasses/binoculars/scissors, etc.: 一副眼镜、一架双筒望远镜、一把剪刀等

(informal)I've had enough of the pair of you!: 你们俩让我烦透了！

Get pairs of students to act out the dialogue in front of the class.: 叫学生两人一组在课堂上演出这个对话。

Get the students to do the exercise as pair work (= two students work together).: 让学生两人一组做练习。

a breeding pair: 用于繁殖的一对

a pair of swans: 一对天鹅

a carriage and pair: 双驾马车

We need an extra pair of hands if we're going to finish on time.: 要想按时完成任务，我们就要再增加一个人。

Colleagues regard him as a safe pair of hands (= sb who can be relied on to do a job well) .: 同事认为他办事可靠。

Students worked in pairs on the project.: 学生两人一组做这个项目。

Each blind student was paired with a sighted student.: 每个盲人学员都配了一个有视力的学员。

All the shoes on the floor were neatly paired.: 地板上的鞋子都整齐成双地摆着。

Many of the species pair for life.: 许多物种都终生配对。

It seemed that all her friends were pairing off.: 好像她的朋友全都成双结对了。

He's always trying to pair me off with his cousin.: 他总想把我和他表弟配成一对。

...a pair of socks.: 一双袜子

...trainers that cost up to 90 pounds a pair...: 售价高达90英镑一双的运动鞋

...a pair of faded jeans.: 一条褪色的牛仔裤

...a pair of binoculars.: 一副双筒望远镜

A pair of teenage boys were smoking cigarettes...: 两个十来岁的男孩正在吸烟。

The pair admitted that their three-year-old marriage was going through 'a difficult time'...: 那对夫妻承认他们3年的婚姻正在经历一个“困难期”。

The trainees will then be paired with experienced managers.: 实习生随后将会与经验丰富的经理结成对子。

He has now held five cabinet posts and remains a safe pair of hands.: 他现在担任5个内阁职位，仍是一个靠得住的人。

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