pair
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/per/
🇬🇧
/peə(r)/
Two things that are the same and used together
I have a pair of matching socks.
我有一雙相配的襪子。
One thing made of two connected parts
She bought a new pair of scissors.
她買了一把新剪刀。
Two people doing something together
The teacher asked us to work in a pair.
老師要求我們兩人一組合作。
Two animals that have babies together
We saw a pair of birds building a nest.
我們看到一對鳥兒在築巢。
Two horses that pull a carriage together
The carriage was pulled by a fine pair of horses.
馬車由一對駿馬拉著。
To put two things or people together
The shoes were paired by color.
鞋子按顏色配對了。
To come together to have babies
These birds pair for life.
這些鳥兒終身配對。