英语词汇“to pair off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1. intransitive. Politics = sense 4a.

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society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [verb (intransitive)] > divide > pair

to pair off1772

pair1810

1772 Debates & Proc. Brit. House of Commons 1768–1770 240 At dinner time many made no scruple, though the cause was not determined, of pairing off, as it is called; some pair'd off for every question in the election, others for a day, or a few hours only.

1797 T. Morton Cure for Heart-ache ii. ii. 39 Have I been buying a hundred thousand pounds worth of respect for this? Have I become a Member to pair off with my valet?

1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 744 Sir B. Hobhouse paired off in favour of the motion with General Thornton.

1866 Harper's Mag. May 805/2 This vote was given under peculiar circumstances. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, had sometime previously ‘paired off’ with Mr. Wright of New Jersey, [etc.].

1901 Times 22 June 9/2 Mr. Samuel Smith, M.P., wishes it to be known that, under medical advice, he has paired off for the remainder of this Parliamentary Session.

1998 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. a18 MPs have traditionally paired off to avoid skewed voting and subsequent resounding defeats for the party with more absentee members than the other.

2. intransitive. gen. = sense 2a, 2b.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > go in pairs [verb (intransitive)]

to pair off1794

buddy1895

to pair up1908

1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. xiii. 185 At night we again paired off, and I was admitted to be her companion at supper.

1799 F. Reynolds Laugh when you Can iv. 60 Spare an unfortunate country gentleman, who has no wish but to pair off with his fond turtle for life.

1803 G. Colman John Bull i. i. 12 Come, Mrs. Brulgruddery, let you and I pair off, my lambkin.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxi. 162 This couple paired off, and were immediately succeeded by another.

1881 Mrs. A. B. Church Cecily's Debt III. i The other guests..paired off amongst themselves.

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. iv. 51 I suppose Ruth and Sinclair'll pair off and give us a chance.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife iii. 28 By the end of the first day in Lucerne he was finding it pleasant to pair off with her.

1979 Nature 5 Apr. 493/2 If anything Europeans pair off with Americans rather than with fellow Europeans.

3. transitive. = sense 1a, 1b.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > arrange in pairs [verb (transitive)]

match1508

pair1578

intwin1613

fellow1654

to pair off1816

1816 J. Austen Emma II. viii. 168 While waiting till the other young people could pair themselves off, Emma found time..to look about.

1836 ‘E. W. Sidney’ Partisan Leader I. ix. 82 The rest of the company were all paired off, leaving him in the enviable condition of a half pair of shears.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma xxxiii. 138 The Major..has been fidgetting about pairing parties off.

1909 Times 12 May 10/3 The poor bookworm is paired off with a dowdy secretary.

1978 C. Storr Winter's End ii. 38 She'd prompted Philip to ask Bran to keep Rosemary company... Rosemary was being paired off with him.

2000 Martial Arts Illustr. Feb. 106/3 He got a number of people out on the mat, pairing them off with an opponent.

单词	to pair off
释义	> as lemmas to pair off to pair off 1. intransitive. Politics = sense 4a. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [verb (intransitive)] > divide > pair to pair off1772 pair1810 1772 Debates & Proc. Brit. House of Commons 1768–1770 240 At dinner time many made no scruple, though the cause was not determined, of pairing off, as it is called; some pair'd off for every question in the election, others for a day, or a few hours only. 1797 T. Morton Cure for Heart-ache ii. ii. 39 Have I been buying a hundred thousand pounds worth of respect for this? Have I become a Member to pair off with my valet? 1817 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 744 Sir B. Hobhouse paired off in favour of the motion with General Thornton. 1866 Harper's Mag. May 805/2 This vote was given under peculiar circumstances. Mr. Morrill, of Maine, had sometime previously ‘paired off’ with Mr. Wright of New Jersey, [etc.]. 1901 Times 22 June 9/2 Mr. Samuel Smith, M.P., wishes it to be known that, under medical advice, he has paired off for the remainder of this Parliamentary Session. 1998 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. a18 MPs have traditionally paired off to avoid skewed voting and subsequent resounding defeats for the party with more absentee members than the other. 2. intransitive. gen. = sense 2a, 2b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > go in pairs [verb (intransitive)] to pair off1794 buddy1895 to pair up1908 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor I. xiii. 185 At night we again paired off, and I was admitted to be her companion at supper. 1799 F. Reynolds Laugh when you Can iv. 60 Spare an unfortunate country gentleman, who has no wish but to pair off with his fond turtle for life. 1803 G. Colman John Bull i. i. 12 Come, Mrs. Brulgruddery, let you and I pair off, my lambkin. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. xxi. 162 This couple paired off, and were immediately succeeded by another. 1881 Mrs. A. B. Church Cecily's Debt III. i The other guests..paired off amongst themselves. a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox (1917) I. iv. 51 I suppose Ruth and Sinclair'll pair off and give us a chance. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife iii. 28 By the end of the first day in Lucerne he was finding it pleasant to pair off with her. 1979 Nature 5 Apr. 493/2 If anything Europeans pair off with Americans rather than with fellow Europeans. 3. transitive. = sense 1a, 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > two > pair > arrange in pairs [verb (transitive)] match1508 pair1578 intwin1613 fellow1654 to pair off1816 1816 J. Austen Emma II. viii. 168 While waiting till the other young people could pair themselves off, Emma found time..to look about. View more context for this quotation 1836 ‘E. W. Sidney’ Partisan Leader I. ix. 82 The rest of the company were all paired off, leaving him in the enviable condition of a half pair of shears. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma xxxiii. 138 The Major..has been fidgetting about pairing parties off. 1909 Times 12 May 10/3 The poor bookworm is paired off with a dowdy secretary. 1978 C. Storr Winter's End ii. 38 She'd prompted Philip to ask Bran to keep Rosemary company... Rosemary was being paired off with him. 2000 Martial Arts Illustr. Feb. 106/3 He got a number of people out on the mat, pairing them off with an opponent. extracted from pairv.² < as lemmas
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