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词组 pair off
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Phr V
pair off
pairs, pairing, paired
pair off
if two people pair off, they start a romantic relationship
Two months into the course, everyone started pairing off.
phrasepair off1. 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 up3. pair offpair off sbpair 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 off

To form or become part of a pair. A noun or pronoun can come between "pair" and "off" if the verb is used transitively. OK, everyone pair off and come up with different ways you could apply what we talked about today to your work. We'll have to pair off the guests who didn't come with dates.

pair off

[for two people or other creatures] to form a couple or pair. All of them paired off and worked as teams to solve the puzzle. Everyone should pair off and discuss the issue for a while.

pair off

1. Put two persons together; also, become one of a couple, as in Jean mentally paired off her guests whenever she planned a party, or All the tennis players had to pair off for a round of doubles matches. [Late 1600s]
2. Also, pair up. Make a pair of, match, as in I always have trouble pairing up their socks. [Early 1900s]

pair off

v.
1. To arrange some things or people in groups of two: The drama coach paired off the students to rehearse scenes. The organizer paired the partygoers off and sent them on a treasure hunt.
2. To form pairs: The dance students paired off and practiced waltzing.
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