couple/'kʌpl/

n.

➊ two people who are married

➋ two or a few

n. [C]

➊ 夫妇：a young couple 年轻的夫妇

◇[couple + v.单/复] The couple was（或were）married last month. 这对夫妇上个月结婚。

➋ 一对，两个；几个：[a couple of sb/sth] a couple of days 几天

辨析couple; pair

谚语Not every couple is a pair. 成双未必配对。