O The last couple
of years have been difficult,
3 [C+sing./pl. v.] two people who are
seen together, especially if they are married or in a romantic or sexual
relationship ( A ) — Xt; ( Xfe ) tffp: married couples /IXt AX3 o a young/an elderly couple / tSA Afl o Several couples were on
the dance floor. W/lXAIf IB {1H o o The couple was/were married in 1976. i£Xt AX3 A 1976 A£nXt°
ITiTTCl see shake
n. ► a couple pron.: Do you need any more glasses? I’ve
got a couple I canlendyou. JlAAW{f&f£0
couple det. (NAmE) : It’s only a couple blocks away.
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verb 1 [VN] [usually passive] ~ A (to B) | ~ A
and B together to join together two parts of sth, for example two vehicles or
pieces of equipment ( ffi A- fe
The
two train cars had been coupled together. M7" A A$1 B*£j£±f^7o 0 CDTV uses a CD-ROM system that is
coupled to a powerful computer.
m* 2 [V] (formal) (of two people or animals %)
to have sex i435; 3512 iiili-.Wk 'couple sb/sth with sb/sth [usually passive] to link one thing,
situation, etc. to another JE •••% ••• ft.® ^ H771 combine
with : Overproduction, coupled with falling sales, has led to huge losses for
the company.
coup-let /'kAplat/ noun two lines of poetry of equal length
one after the other Xtft ( f4i£67M7rA:f§:f@%67 ifft ) ; XtK: a poem written in rhyming couplets Jiff — see also heroic couplet
coup-ling /‘kAplirj/ noun 1 [usually sing.] an action of
joining or combining two things Slit; a
coupling of Mozart’s
«a
) 2 (formal) an act of having sex 1435:
illicit
couplings 77 4i 671435 3 (technical A ip) a thing that joins together two parts
of sth, two vehicles or two pieces of equipment
\mmh) -m
cou
pon /’ku:pDn;
NAmE -pain; ‘kju:-/ noun 1 a small piece of
printed paper that you can exchange for sth or that gives you the right to buy
sth at a cheaper price than normal (
ISfcftJ ) HH; ( fiVU ) jfcK#:
money-off coupons 9 clothing
coupons (M ¥<
M o
an international reply coupon ft ^ ii Mj M ft pi] fn #
2 a
printed form, often cut out from a newspaper, that is used to enter a
competition, order goods, etc. ( A fj #f ft
jftbJ67 ) Fill in and return the
attached coupon. i£3?HA»t±67##^Ai$®o
courage 0-w /‘kArid3; NAmE'k3ir-/ noun [U] the ability to do sth dangerous,
or to face pain or opposition, without showing fear fj H; !§ IX; AS;
JJU W bravery : He showed great courage and
determination, ftfc At
7! IX fa AKio o / haven’t yet
plucked up the courage to ask her. 7 IS f§H Aft
Utk o o moral/physical courage M I# IE A 67 f! %; M IX XSMil o courage in the face
of danger ffiXtfiz;Mftf67 JjB ft — see also Dutch courage 117171 have/lack the courage of
your con victions to be/not be brave enough to do what you feel to be right #/ MHW
ft £ if >J IE01 67 7 take courage (from sth) to begin to feel happier and more
confident because of sth ( ft M 7M ) take your courage in both
hands to
make yourself do sth that you are afraid of ( Oft ft £Wtft#67^ ) ; IX ft IX A; Taking her courage in both hands,
she opened the door and walked in. X&tt If IMfTiJVnC i 7i&Ac — more at screw
v.
courage
ous /ka'reid3as/ adj. showing courage If IX 67; A: & 67 ETXTI
brave: a very courageous decision A A HIX 67 A A 0 I hope people will be courageous
enough to speak out against this injustice. l£#M Af]f£$XAAJ!!I
ix. Xt # 7 ■&« Bin cowardly ►
cour-age-
ous-ly adv.
cour-gette /kua^et; ko:‘3et; NAmE kur^et/ (BrE) (NAmE zuc-chini) noun a long vegetable with
dark green skin and white flesh ( 'M A
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courier /’kuria(r)/
noun 1 a person or company
whose job is to take packages or important papers somewhere
(ymm, mim, we
sent the documents by courier. K; ff] W. f im ^ xt 3c & ® Aj4o 2 (BrE) a person who is
employed by a travel company to give advice and help to a group of tourists on
holiday ( ►courier verb: [VN]
Courier that letter—it needs to get there today (= send it by courier). A AfiJli,
BRITISH/AMERICAN
course ♦ program
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In BrE course is used for a series of lessons or
lectures on a particular subject.
course a physics course
0 a course often lectures In NAmE you would say o physics
course/program 0 a program often lectures
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In NAmE a course is usually an individual unit that
forms part of a longer period of study.
4, course
/ have to take a physics
course/class. Kf##]J0"“f 3#J IfSo This is called a module in
module0
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In BrE course can also mean a period of study at
a
college or university. course
IX W 67 a two-year college
course W467
In NAmE you would say iftHHilfi#: a two-year college program iWA^A^ifS
Course
Ot* /kais; NAmEkoirs/ noun, verb
a noun
►
EDUCATION |X Tj 1 [C] ~ (in/on sth) a
series of lessons or
lectures on a particular subject
( )
iffi, ®: a French/chemistry, etc. course A in . ft
0 to
take/do a course in art and design TXi^H o to go on a management
training course A # 7P IS" ii To illl
iff H o The college runs specialist language courses. f i^W^l' J if — see
also
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE, CRASH adj., FOUNDATION COURSE, INDUCTION COURSE, REFRESHER COURSE,
sandwich course 2 [C] (especially BrE) a period of study at a
college or university that leads to an exam or a qualification ( ) i
a degree course {\L if # 0 a two-year
postgraduate course leading to a master’s degree W A rfrj ± ft A if
TM — compare programme n.(5)
►
DIRECTION A [a] 3 [U, C, usually sing.] a direction or route followed by a ship or
an aircraft ( JlS^c 4fJl67 ) Haft,
The plane was on/off course (= going/not going in the
right direction). \ fll Ha ft IE 51 / fi ^ 0 0
He
radioed the pilot to change course. A ££ ii Tfl X 'U M St^Ha ft o ^ They set
a course for the islands. fMl 61 S 7 A il$ 67Ha^o 4 [C,
usually sing.] the general direction in which sb’s ideas or actions are moving
Aft; ft Eh A ft : The president appears likely to change
course on some key issues. M/X if U ^ nf
fg f£ ^ ^ Jr ^ ft jg ± SX $ A ft o o Politicians are often
obliged to steer a course between incompatible interests.
# mmz ft A St Hail.
►
ACTION It Eh 5 (also .course of ’action) [C] a way of
acting in or dealing with a
particular situation fjih A it; Xh J1 AT£ : There are various
courses open to us. Kfl J A^ #Xh51AiA A 0
What course of action
would you recommend? fe#ft A A 'A % ? 0 The
wisest course would be to say nothing. Mft t?67XTH
p xfifE
►
DEVELOPMENT % JH 6 [sing] ~ of sth the way sth
develops or should develop iSH: an event that
changed the course of history 0X $ f ffj Ait|i.67 :Af4
o The unexpected course of events aroused considerable alarm.