| 词组 | pair |
| 释义 | pair [paired, paired, pairing] pair off 1. pair off if people in a group pair off, they start to have a romantic relationships: ▪ Everyone else at the party had paired off, and I was left on my own. + with ▪ I went on holiday with some friends, but within a couple of days they had paired off with Spanish boys they met in a bar. 2. pair sb off especially BrE to try to get two people to start a romantic relationship with each other + with ▪ My mother's always trying to pair me off with "nice" young men. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑fix up 3. pair off • pair off sb • pair sb off if people in a group pair off or you pair them off, each person gets together with one other person to do a particular job or activity: ▪ Could you all pair off and have a go at exercise 5? + with ▪ I was hoping I'd get paired off with Michael for the scriptwriting session. pair up 1. pair up if two people pair up to do a particular job or activity, they get together to do it: ▪ Johnson and Valenzuela paired up to write 'Memphis Time'. 2. pair sb up • pair up sb if you pair people up in a group, you make them do something together in groups of two + with ▪ Miss Buge pairs up students who are doing well in her class with those who are having trouble. 3. pair up AmE if two people pair up, they start a romantic relationship: ▪ Did Marty and Jessica pair up? + with ▪ I can't believe Amy has paired up with Mike! They are totally different people. |
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