couple表示“一对夫妻”时,它若用作主语,谓语动词用复数。例如: The couple were sitting just behind me. 这对夫妇就坐在我的后面。 如果 couple 表示若干对中的一对,即表示一个单位时,谓语动词一个用单数,例如: Each couple was asked to complete a form. 要求每对夫妇填一张表。 And tonight's winning couple is George and Dorothy Lightfoot. 今晚获胜的一对是乔治和多萝西莱特福特。 “a couple of + ... + 复数名词”作主语时,谓语动词用复数。例如: A couple of my friends plan to open a travel agency. 我的几个朋友计划开办一个旅行社。(不能说:A couple of my friends plans ...) 下面一句的谓语动词用单数或者复数都可以: The young couple seems [seem] to be happy. 这对年轻人看起来很快乐。 |
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