pair

Các nghĩa

1. đôi · cặp

   Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

   Day after day, with the stamp and shuffle of sixty pair of bare feet behind me, each pair under a 60-lb. load.

   I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.

2. chiếc (trong một đôi/cặp)

   One of the constituent items that make up a pair.

   [S]he had finished the second sock, and pulled its pair out of the bag before handing them to her husband.

   Must be good at athletics, home repairs, making mince interesting and finding the pair to the other glove.

3. cặp

   Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.

   Spouses should make a great pair.

4. cái (dùng với danh từ chỉ đồ vật có hai phần)

   Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).

   a pair of scissors; two pairs of spectacles; several pairs of jeans

5. đôi (súc vật kéo)

   A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.

   A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.

6. đôi (bài tẩy)

   A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.

Dạng khác

• pairs plural
• pair archaic, dialectal, plural