"The two old friends paired off"
"This fact is coupled to the other one" "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
"Pair these numbers"
"Birds mate in the Spring"
误 He wore a dirty, blue jeans.
正 He wore a pair of dirty, blue jeans.
析 a pair of (sth) 常用于“一条…”“一双…”“一对…”等,其后的名词要用复数形式。
在床下找到了一条裤子。误 A pair of trousers were found under the bed.
正 A pair of trousers was found under the bed.
析 a pair of (sth)后接一件由同样形状同样大小的两部分所组成的物件时谓语动词用单数形式。
多漂亮的袜子啊!误 What a pair of lovely stocks!
正 What a lovely pair of stocks!
析 “a pair of+ n. ”结构有定语修饰时,定语一般置于pair前,不置于复数名词前。