English → Chinese
pair
/BrE pɛː 
, AmE pɛr /
A noun
1 (of gloves, socks, shoes) 一双; (of cards, ornaments) 一对;
to be one of a pair 是一对中的一个;
a matching pair 相匹配的一对;
these gloves aren't a pair 这两只手套不是一副;
I've only got one pair of hands! 我只有一双手！;
she's got a nice pair of legs 她有一双美腿;
in pairs 成对地
2 (of trousers, pants) 一条; (of pyjamas) 一套; (of scissors, shears) 一把;
a pair of glasses 一副眼镜
3 (two people) 俩人;
you're a right pair of fools/layabouts informal 你们是一对十足的傻瓜／懒汉
4 (married couple) 夫妻俩
5 (of animals) 一对动物;
a coach and pair 双驾四轮马车
6 (matching item) 配对的另一个;
I'm looking for a pair to this china figure 我正在寻找与这个瓷人配对的另一只
B transitive verb
1 (organize in pairs) 把…配对;
I'll pair the socks and put them in the drawer 我来把这些短袜配成双放在抽屉里
2 (put together as a pair) 与…搭配 ‹clothes›; 为…配搭档 ‹people›; 使…交配 ‹animals›;
to pair the jeans with a T-shirt 用T恤和牛仔裤搭配;
to pair each name with a photograph 把每个名字与相应的照片放在一起;
to pair sb with sb 让某人和某人结对;
I've been paired with Jonathan for the mixed doubles 我被指派与乔纳森组成一对参加混合双打
C intransitive verb
«animals, birds» 交配; «people» 结婚;
I'll pair with Timothy 我将与蒂莫西结成夫妻
Phrasal verbs
● pair off
A transitive verb [pair sb off, pair off sb]
撮合;
my mother keeps trying to pair David and me off 我妈妈一直想撮合我和戴维;
to pair sb off with sb; 撮合某人和某人
B intransitive verb
结对;
to pair off with sb; 与某人配对;
I paired off with Charles 我和查尔斯成了搭档
● pair up
A intransitive verb
结对;
to pair up with sb; 与某人结成对;
I paired up with Jean to do the experiment 我与吉恩联手做实验