| 词汇 | pair |
| 释义 | pair Ⅰ noun 1 a pair of female breasts US, 1957. 2 a pair of testicles, hence manliness or courage US, 1985 Ⅱ ⇨ pair of ducks; pair noun in cricket, the score of a batsman who is out for no score in each leg of a match. From DUCK (zero) UK, 2003 pair off 1. pair off if people in a group pair off, they start to have a romantic relationships: Everyone else at the party had paired off, and I was left on my own.+ with I went on holiday with some friends, but within a couple of days they had paired off with Spanish boys they met in a bar.2. pair sb off especially BrE to try to get two people to start a romantic relationship with each other+ with My mother's always trying to pair me off with "nice" young men.■ SIMILAR TO: fix up3. pair off • pair off sb • pair sb off if people in a group pair off or you pair them off, each person gets together with one other person to do a particular job or activity: Could you all pair off and have a go at exercise 5?+ with I was hoping I'd get paired off with Michael for the scriptwriting session. pair up 1. pair up if two people pair up to do a particular job or activity, they get together to do it: Johnson and Valenzuela paired up to write 'Memphis Time'.2. pair sb up • pair up sb if you pair people up in a group, you make them do something together in groups of two+ with Miss Buge pairs up students who are doing well in her class with those who are having trouble.3. pair up AmE if two people pair up, they start a romantic relationship: Did Marty and Jessica pair up?+ with I can't believe Amy has paired up with Mike! They are totally different people.
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