coupling

英 [ˈkʌplɪŋ]

美 [ˈkʌplɪŋ]

n. 连接; 结合; 联结; 性交; 联轴器; (连接车辆的)车钩
v. (把车辆或设备等)连接，结合; 性交; 交配
couple的现在分词

复数：couplings　现在分词：coupling　

Collins.1 / BNC.10360 / COCA.11626

牛津词典

noun

连接；结合；联结
an action of joining or combining two things
1. a coupling of Mozart's Prague Symphony and Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (= for example, on the same CD)
  编排在一起的莫扎特的《布拉格交响曲》与舒伯特的《未完成交响曲》（如在同一张光盘上）
性交
an act of having sex
1. illicit couplings
  不正当的性交
联轴器；（连接车辆的）车钩
a thing that joins together two parts of sth, two vehicles or two pieces of equipment

N-COUNT 耦接头;联轴器;(连接车辆的)车钩
Acouplingis a device which is used to join two vehicles or pieces of equipment together.
1. Before driving away, re-check the trailer coupling.
  开走之前，再检查一下拖车的挂钩。
N-COUNT (两种不同的事物、想法或活动的)连接，结合;合作
When two different things, ideas, or activities are combined, or when two people work together, you can refer to this combination as acoupling.
1. Anton the chef concocts a sensual coupling of lobster and asparagus...
  厨师安东用龙虾和芦笋搭配，制作出了一道口感很好的菜肴。
2. The uneasy coupling of fascism and conservatism spawned a new kind of political regime...
  法西斯主义和保守主义这种令人不安的结合产生了一种新政权。
3. Morrissey and Prince: the unlikeliest musical coupling of the year.
  莫里西和普林斯：本年度最不被看好的音乐组合
N-COUNT 性交
An act of sexual intercourse is sometimes referred to as acoupling.
1. ...sexual couplings.
  性交
See also:couple

noun

the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
1. the casual couplings of adolescents
2. the mating of some species occurs only in the spring
Synonym:matingpairingconjugationunionsexual union
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
Synonym:coupler
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
Synonym:yoke