pair off

英 [peə(r) ɒf]

美 [per ɔːf]

（使）成对儿，（使）成双（常指成为恋人）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-RECIP-ERG （使）成对儿，（使）成双（常指成为恋人）
  When peoplepair offorare paired off, they form a pair, often in order to become girlfriend and boyfriend.
  1. I knew she wouldn't be able to resist pairing me off with someone...
     我知道她忍不住要将我和某人撮合到一块儿。
  2. The squad members paired off to find places to eat and sleep.
     小组成员结对儿找地方吃饭睡觉。

英英释义

verb

• form a pair or pairs
  1. The two old friends paired off
  Synonym:pairpartner offcouple

双语例句

• Everyone at CFI is hopingthey don't turn out to be the same sex so they can pair off.
  CFI的每位成员都希望这几条镖鲈的性别查证结果显示它们不是同性，这样就可以让它们配对繁殖。
• He's always trying to pair me off with his cousin.
  他总想把我和他表弟配成一对。
• A pair of reapers help fend off the attack.
  几个收割者辅助攻击这些小狗。
• They equipped themselves with a pair of sharp axes and set off for the forest.
  他们带上两把锋利的斧子便朝森林走去。
• Color not same, not in pair, cementing come off., shank too loose, loose thread, vamp broken down, wrapping not even.
  颜色不同，不对双，脱胶，铁心太松，脱线，鞋面不实及攀鞋不均匀。
• They found that if isolated from the opposite sex, same sex birds will pair off with each other.
  他们发现，在与异性隔离的情况之下，同性的鸟类将会与彼此结成伴侣。
• He tried to pair me off with his sister.
  他极力想要我与他的妹妹拍拖。
• The queen felt cold steel slide beneath her, a pair of great armored arms lifting her off the ground, lifting her up into the air as easily as she had lifted Joffrey when he was still a babe.
  太后感觉到冰冷的钢铁滑到她身下，一双装甲的巨大手臂环绕身下抱起了她，非常轻松地将她举向空中，就像乔佛里还是婴儿时她抱他一样。
• We tried to pair Mary and Robert off.
  我们曾设法使玛丽和罗伯特结为一对。
• The pair called off their first wedding in Cyprus in2008 because Nicky's brother and sister did not want to take their babies abroad.
  2008年，因为妮奇的兄弟姐妹不愿意把自己的孩子带出国，这对准新人被迫取消了婚礼。