Pair

(noun.) a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value.

(noun.) two people considered as a unit.

(noun.) a set of two similar things considered as a unit.

(verb.) arrange in pairs; 'Pair these numbers'.

(verb.) occur in pairs.

(verb.) form a pair or pairs; 'The two old friends paired off'.

乔整理

• And he had hardly looked up, to see what the matter was, when he was stopped by having a pair of arms thrown tight round his neck. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The man knew her, and might by a fortunate chance see her, or hear of her; that was something, as enlisting one pair of eyes and ears the more. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Could you commission any friend of yours to bring me a pair, if you've no further use for 'em? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• Let's get the scaffolding up, then, for a pair of whiskers. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• It was indeed a moveable pair of stairs, the lowest end placed at ten feet distance from the wall of the chamber. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Shut into the drawing-room, the pair took seats, each in an arm-chair, placed opposite, a few yards between them. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The Earl had procured a pair of horses somehow, in spite of Mrs. Crawley, and was rolling on the road to Ghent. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• Upward of three thousand such machines were then at work throughout the world; and one hundred and fifty million pairs of boots were then being made annually thereon. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Fifty-five Million Pairs of Boots and Shoes then Annually Pegged. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It is said that up to 1877 there were 350,000,000 pairs of shoes made on this machine in the United States, and probably an equal or greater number in Europe. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• The shoes next go to the packing department, where they are taken off the lasts, inspected, marked, tied together in pairs, sorted and packed. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• A few pairs of shoes from time to time. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• I have two pairs. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I gave him a nickel, and he elbowed his way in; and throwing the money on the counter, the store being filled with women clerks, he said: 'Give me three pairs. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Ye'd see yoursel' 'at William's sorely changed--fair paired. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Mr. Helstone opined that they were like other fools who had just paired--insensible to inconvenience just for the moment. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The others paired off as before, and this arrangement left Jo companionless. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Other magnates paired off. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Now, I beseech you, do tell me, have you ever attended to their pairing and breeding? 柏拉图. 理想国.
• This is surely pairing time, for you three young men seem to be all choosing mates. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.

校对:利昂