pairs

英 [peəz]

美 [perz]

n.  一双; 一对; 分两个相连接部分的物体; 两个共事(或有特殊关系)的人; 俩; 对
v.  使成对; 配对; 配对(以繁殖); 交配
pair的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 双；对；副
  Apair ofthings are two things of the same size and shape that are used together or are both part of something, for example shoes, earrings, or parts of the body.
  1. ...a pair of socks.
     一双袜子
  2. ...trainers that cost up to 90 pounds a pair...
     售价高达90英镑一双的运动鞋
  3. 72,000 pairs of hands clapped in unison to the song.
     72,000双手和着歌曲整齐划一地打着拍子。
• N-COUNT 套，条，把，副（由两个尺寸和形状相同的部分组成的物品，如裤子、剪刀）
  Some objects that have two main parts of the same size and shape are referred to as apair, for examplea pair of trousersora pair of scissors.
  1. ...a pair of faded jeans.
     一条褪色的牛仔裤
  2. ...a pair of binoculars.
     一副双筒望远镜
• N-SING 一对伴儿；一对夫妻；一对情侣
  You can refer to two people as apairwhen they are standing or walking together or when they have some kind of relationship with each other.
  1. A pair of teenage boys were smoking cigarettes...
     两个十来岁的男孩正在吸烟。
  2. 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”。
  3. He and Paula made an unlikely pair.
     他和葆拉不太可能成为一对儿。
• VERB 使配对；使配成搭档
  If one thingis paired withanother, it is put with it or considered with it.
  1. 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。
• See also:au pair

The nounpaircan take either a singular verb or a plural verb, depending on whether it refers to one thing seen as a unit or a collection of two things or people.A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential… The pair are still friends and attend functions together.
pair作名词时，其后跟动词的单数还是复数形式取决于所指的是看作一个整体的一件东西，还是两个事物或人的组合：A good, supportive and protective pair of trainers is essential...（一双兼具支撑性和保护性的好的运动鞋是必不可少的），The pair are still friends and attend functions together（他们俩依然是朋友，仍一起出席一些社交活动）。

• PHRASE 可靠的好帮手；可以委托的人
  If you say that someone is or hasa safe pair of hands, you mean that they are reliable and will not make any serious mistakes.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The children came in pairs.
  孩子们两个两个地进来。
• These include most control characters and single characters from Unicode surrogate pairs.
  这些字符包括大多数的控制字符和Unicode代理对（surrogatepair）中的单个字符。
• The bank has its headquarters in pairs.
  这家银行的总行在巴黎。
• I'll take the pairs you don't like.
  不喜欢那对我要了。
• In this model the arrangement of bonds around the central atom is considered to depend upon how many valence-shell electron pairs.
  在这个模型中，认为围绕中心原子的化学键的排列取决于价层中电子对的数量。
• In humans, there are 23 pairs of chromosomes ( a pair has one chromosome from each parent).
  人类有23对染色体（每对染色体中的两个单体分别来自父母双方）。
• I was sometimes dumped with my grandmother or left with highly unsuitable au pairs
  有时我被扔给奶奶照看，或者被交给毫无经验的临时保姆。
• She knitted him 10 pairs of socks to take with him
  她给他织了10双袜子让他带走。
• 72,000 pairs of hands clapped in unison to the song.
  72,000双手和着歌曲整齐划一地打着拍子。
• Can we rent four rackets and two pairs of shoes?
  我们能租四个球拍和两双鞋子吗？