English-Thai Dictionary
couple
N คน สอง คนที่ ทำ บางสิ่งบางอย่าง ร่วมกัน kon-song-kon-ti-tam-bang-sing-bang-yang-ruam-kan
couple
N คู่สามีภรรยา ku-sa-me-pan-ya
couple
N สอง สิ่ง ที่ คล้าย กัน pair twosome song-sing-ti-klai-kan
couple
N สิ่ง ที่ เชื่อม ติดกัน bond link sing-ti-chai-chueam-tid-kan
couple
VI มีเพศสัมพันธ์ me-ped-sam-pan
couple
VT ทำให้ เชื่อมต่อ unite join link tam-hai-chueam-tor
couple on
PHRV ผูก ติดกับ เชื่อมต่อ กับ join on puk-tid-kab
couple together
PHRV เชื่อมต่อ กัน (โดยเฉพาะ สอง สิ่ง รวมกัน chueam-tor-kan
couple up
PHRV เชื่อมต่อ กัน (โดยเฉพาะ สอง สิ่ง รวมกัน chueam-tor-kan
couple with
PHRV มีเพศสัมพันธ์ กับ (คำ เก่า มี เซ็กส์ กับ นอน กับ lie with sleep together sleep with me-ped-sam-pan-kab
couple with
PHRV เชื่อมโยง (บางสิ่ง เข้ากับ (บางสิ่ง associate with chueam-yong-kao-kab
couplement
N การ ร่วมกัน คู่ กัน ผล ของ การ ร่วมกัน คู่ กัน
coupler
N สิ่ง ที่ ใช้ เชื่อมต่อ sing-ti-chai-chueam-tor
couplet
N คู่ เหมือน สิ่ง สอง สิ่ง ที่ เหมือนกัน couple pair twosome ku-muean
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COUPLE
n.[L. G.] 1. Two of the same species or kind, and near in place, or considered together; as a couple of men; a couple or oranges. I have planted a couple of cherry trees. We cannot call a horse and an ox a couple, unless we add a generic term. Of a horse and ox feeding in a pasture, we should say, a couple of animals. Among huntsmen and soldiers, brace is used for couple; as a brace of ducks; a brace or pistols. Couple differs from pair, which implies strictly not only things of the same kind, but likeness, equality or customary association. A pair is a couple; but a couple may or may not be a pair.
2. Two things of any kind connected or linked together.
3. A male and female connected by marriage, betrothed or allied; as a married couple; a young couple.
4. That which links or connects two things together; a chain.
COUPLE
v.t. 1. To link, chain or connect one thing with another; to sew or fasten together.
Thou shalt couple the curtains with taches. Exodus 26:6.
2. To marry; to wed; to unite, as husband and wife.
COUPLE
v.i.To embrace, as the sexes.
COUPLED
pp. United, as two things; linked; married.
COUPLEMENT
n.Union.
COUPLET
n. 1. Two verses; a pair of rhymes.
2. A division of a hymn or ode in which an equal number or equal measure of verse is found in each part, called a strophe.
3. A pair; as a couplet of doves. [Not used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COUPLE
Cou "ple (kp "'l ), n. Etym: [F. couple, fr. L. copula a bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, ti join. See Art, a., and cf. Copula. ]
1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. [Obs. ] It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples; they should be of the same size and humor. L'Estrange.I'll go in couples with her. Shak.
2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." Sir P. Sidney. "A couple of drops " Adduson. "A couple of miles." Dickens. "A couple of weeks." Carlyle. Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple. Locke. [Ziba ] met him with a couple of asses saddled. 2 Sam. xvi. 1.
3. A male and female associated together; esp. , a man and woman who are married or betrothed. Such were our couple, man and wife. Lloyd. Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league. Milton.
4. (Arch. )
Defn: See Couple-close.
5. (Elec.)
Defn: One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
6. (Mech. )
Defn: Two rotations, movements, etc. , which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a motion of translation.
COUPLE
Cou "ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coupled (kp "'ld ); p. pr. & vb. n.Coupling (-lng ).] Etym: [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v. ]
1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, ... And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. Shak.
2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq. ] A parson who couples all our beggars. Swift.
COUPLE
COUPLE Cou "ple, v. i.
Defn: To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs. ] Milton. Bacon.
COUPLE-BEGGAR
COUPLE-BEGGAR Cou "ple-beg `gar (-bg `gr ), n.
Defn: One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other. Swift.
COUPLE-CLOSE
Cou "ple-close ` (kp "-kls `), n.; pl. Couple-closes (-kl
1. (Her. )
Defn: A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.
2. (Arch. )
Defn: A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
COUPLEMENT
Cou "ple *ment (kp "'l-ment ), n. Etym: [Cf. OF. couplement. ]
Defn: Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. [Obs. ] Shak. And forth together rode, a goodly couplement. Spenser.
COUPLER
COUPLER Coup "ler (kp "lr ), n.
Defn: One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars. Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so as to act together when the organ is played.
COUPLET
Coup "let (-lt ), n. Etym: [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See Couple, n.]
Defn: Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other. A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. Crabbe.
New American Oxford Dictionary
couple
cou ple |ˈkəpəl ˈkəpəl | ▶noun 1 two individuals of the same sort considered together: a couple of girls were playing marbles. • informal an indefinite small number: he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days | [ as pronoun ] : we got some eggs —would you like a couple? | [ as modifier ] : just a couple more questions | clean the stains with a couple squirts of dishwashing liquid. 2 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] two people who are married, engaged, or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually. • a pair of partners in a dance or game. • Mechanics a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them. ▶verb [ with obj. ] (often be coupled to /with ) combine: a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss. • connect (a railroad vehicle or a piece of equipment ) to another: a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels. • [ no obj. ] (couple up ) join to form a pair. • [ no obj. ] dated have sexual intercourse. • connect (two electrical components ) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link: (as adj. coupled ) : networks of coupled oscillators. DERIVATIVES cou ple dom |-dəm |noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cople (noun ), copler (verb ), from Latin copula (noun ), copulare (verb ), from co- ‘together ’ + apere ‘fasten. ’ Compare with copula and copulate .
coupler
cou pler |ˈkəp (ə )lər ˈkəplər | ▶noun something that connects two things, esp. mechanical components or systems: a hydraulic coupler | [ as modifier ] : coupler rod. • Music a device in an organ for connecting two manuals, or a manual with pedals, so that they both sound when only one is played. • Music (also octave coupler ) a similar device for connecting notes with their octaves above or below. • Photography a compound in a developer or an emulsion that combines with the products of development to form an insoluble dye, part of the image. • (also acoustic coupler ) a modem that converts digital signals from a computer into audible sound signals and vice versa, so that the former can be transmitted and received over telephone lines.
couplet
cou plet |ˈkəplət ˈkəplət | ▶noun two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, diminutive of couple, from Old French cople (see couple ).
Oxford Dictionary
couple
couple |ˈkʌp (ə )l | ▶noun 1 two people or things of the same sort considered together: a couple of girls were playing marbles. • a pair of partners in a dance or game. • ( pl. couple ) a pair of hunting dogs. • (couples ) two collars joined together and used for holding hounds together. • a pair of rafters. • Mechanics a pair of equal and parallel forces acting in opposite directions, and tending to cause rotation about an axis perpendicular to the plane containing them. 2 [ treated as sing. or pl. ] two people who are married or otherwise closely associated romantically or sexually. 3 informal an indefinite small number: [ as pronoun ] : he hoped she'd be better in a couple of days | we got some eggs —would you like a couple? | [ as determiner ] : just a couple more questions | N. Amer. : clean the stains with a couple squirts dishwashing liquid. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] link or combine (something ) with something else: a sense of hope is coupled with a palpable sense of loss. • connect (a railway vehicle or a piece of equipment ) to another: a cable is coupled up to one of the wheels. • connect (two electrical components ) using electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or an optical link: (as adj. coupled ) : networks of coupled oscillators. • [ no obj. ] (couple up ) join to form a pair. 2 [ no obj. ] mate or have sexual intercourse. DERIVATIVES coupledom noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French cople (noun ), copler (verb ), from Latin copula (noun ), copulare (verb ), from co- ‘together ’ + apere ‘fasten ’. Compare with copula and copulate .
coupler
coup |ler |ˈkʌplə | ▶noun a thing that connects two things, especially mechanical components or systems: a hydraulic coupler. • Music a device in an organ for connecting two manuals, or a manual with pedals, so that they both sound when only one is played. • (also octave coupler ) Music a device in an organ for connecting notes with their octaves above or below. • Photography a compound in a developer or an emulsion which combines with the products of development to form an insoluble dye, part of the image. • (also acoustic coupler ) a modem which converts digital signals from a computer into audible sound signals and vice versa, so that the former can be transmitted and received over telephone lines.
couplet
coup |let |ˈkʌplɪt | ▶noun a pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, diminutive of couple, from Old French cople (see couple ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
couple
couple noun 1 the next couple is a sister act from Trenton: pair, duo, twosome, two; archaic twain, brace. 2 a honeymoon couple: husband and wife, twosome, partners, lovers; informal item. 3 I have a couple of things to do: some, a few, a handful of, one or two. ▶verb 1 a sense of hope coupled with a sense of loss: combine with, accompany with, mix with, incorporate with, link with, associate with, connect with /to, ally with; add to, join to; formal conjoin with. 2 a cable is coupled to one of the wheels: connect, attach, join, fasten, fix, link, secure, tie, bind, strap, rope, tether, truss, lash, hitch, yoke, chain, hook (up ). ANTONYMS detach.
Oxford Thesaurus
couple
couple noun 1 the defenders feed a long pass to either of a couple of strikers: pair, duo, twosome, set of two, match; doublets, twins; brace, span, yoke; two, two of a kind; rare duplet, dyad, duad, doubleton; archaic twain. 2 a couple whose dream holiday plans have been ruined: husband and wife, twosome; newly-weds, partners, lovers, cohabitees; informal item. PHRASES a couple of informal a couple of drinks: a few, two or three, a small number of; N. Amer. a couple. ANTONYMS several. ▶verb 1 the use of weights coupled with longer exercise periods is very demanding: combine, integrate, mix, incorporate, accompany, link, team, associate, connect, ally; add to, join to; formal conjoin. ANTONYMS divorce. 2 the vans could be coupled together to form a train: connect, attach, join, fasten, fix, link, secure, tie, bind, strap, rope, tether, truss, lash, hitch, yoke, chain; stick, tape, glue, bond, cement, fuse, weld, solder; pin, peg, screw, bolt, rivet, clamp, clip, hook (up ); add, append, annex, subjoin; technical concatenate. ANTONYMS separate.
Duden Dictionary
Couplet
Cou p let , Cou plet Substantiv, Neutrum , das |kuˈpleː |das Couplet; Genitiv: des Couplets, Plural: die Couplets französisch couplet, Verkleinerungsform von: couple = Paar < lateinisch copula, Kopula scherzhaft-satirisches Strophengedicht mit Kehrreim und meist aktuellem [politischem ] oder pikantem Inhalt
French Dictionary
couple
couple n. m. et f. nom masculin Réunion de deux personnes unies par l ’amour, l ’amitié. : Un couple bien assorti, un couple de skieurs. nom féminin 1 Réunion accidentelle de deux choses, deux êtres de même espèce. : Une couple de serviettes. 2 À peu près deux. : Je serai là dans une couple de jours. Note Technique En ce sens, le mot est vieilli ou littéraire.
couplé
couplé , ée adj. adjectif Lié deux à deux. : Des chevaux couplés.
coupler
coupler v. tr. verbe transitif Attacher deux à deux. aimer
couplet
couplet n. m. nom masculin Strophe d ’une chanson, suivie généralement d ’un refrain. Note Orthographique couple t.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
couple
cou ple /kʌ́p (ə )l /〖語源は 「しっかり結びつけられたもの 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /; 3 は ～C 1 男女の1組 , 2人連れ , 夫婦 , 恋人同士 , カップル ; (ダンスの )男女1組 (!1組に重点を置くときは単数扱い, 1組の中の2人に重点を置くときは複数扱い ) ▸ They are a long-married couple .彼らは結婚して長年たつ ▸ the happy couple ｟くだけて ｠新婚カップル ▸ The couple is scheduled to go to Paris for their honeymoon .そのカップルは新婚旅行でパリへ行く予定です 2 〖a ～〗(同種の物の )1対 , 1組 ; 2つ , 2人 ; 2 , 3個 [人 ] (!pairほど密接な関係は意識されない; ↓a ～ of A ) .3 1組の猟犬 .4 〖～s 〗1組の猟犬をつなぐ革ひも .5 〘物理 〙偶力 .a c ó uple of A ｟くだけて ｠ (!Aは C 名詞の複数形 ) 1 ｟主に米 ｠2, 3のA, 少数のA, いくつかのA (a few ) (!｟話 ｠ではofは省略されることがある ) ▸ move a couple (of ) inches to the left 左に数インチ移動する ▸ She asked me a couple more times .彼女はさらに2, 3度頼んだ (!more, lessの前では ofは通例省略される ) ▸ the next [last ] couple of days 今後 [ここ ]数日 (!next, lastなどを伴う場合には定冠詞を用いる ) 2 2つ [2人 ]のA, 1対のA ▸ a couple of shoes 2つの靴 (!a pair of shoesと異なり, そろいの1足であるとは限らない ) 動詞 他動詞 1 «…に » 〈物 事 〉を関連づける «with » ; 〖(be ) coupled with A 〗〈物 事が 〉A 〈物 事 〉と結びつく (!｟コーパス ｠通例修飾用法または挿入句として用いられる ) ▸ rain coupled with a strong wind 強い風を伴った雨 ▸ Its high quality, coupled with its low price, made the product a big hit .高い品質が, 安い価格とあいまって, その製品を大ヒットさせた 2 〖通例be ～d 〗〈物 列車などが 〉 «…に » つなげられる , 連結される (together ) «to , with » .3 〈人 〉を結婚させる ; 〈動物 昆虫など 〉を交尾させる .4 〘電 〙〈回路 〉を結合 [連結 ]する .自動詞 1 連結する , 対になる .2 ｟かたく ｠性交 [交尾 ]する .
coupler
cou pler /kʌ́plə r /名詞 C 1 連結する人 [物 ].2 ＝coupling 1 .3 〘楽 〙カプラー 〘オルガン ハープシコードで2つの鍵 （けん ）を連動させる装置 〙.
couplet
cou plet /kʌ́plət /名詞 C 2行連句, 対句 〘同数の詩脚 [音節 ]から成り押韻する2行 〙.
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