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coupling 音标拼音: [k'ʌplɪŋ] n. 联结,结合,耦合 联结,结合,耦合 coupling直接耦合 coupling耦合 coupling n 1: a connection ( like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together [ synonym: { yoke}, { coupling}] 2: a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects [ synonym: { coupling}, { coupler}] 3: the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; " the casual couplings of adolescents"; " the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [ synonym: { coupling}, { mating}, { pairing}, { conjugation}, { union}, { sexual union}] Couple \ Cou" ple\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Coupled} ( k[ u^] p"' ld); p. pr. & vb. n. { Coupling} ( k[ u^] p" l[ i^] ng).] [ F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See { Couple}, n., and cf. { Copulate}, { Cobble}, v.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join. [ 1913 Webster] Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep- mouthed brach. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [ Colloq.] [ 1913 Webster] A parson who couples all our beggars. -- Swift. [ 1913 Webster]
Coupling \ Coup" ling\ (- l? ng), n. 1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts. [ 1913 Webster] { Box coupling}, { Chain coupling}. See under { Box}, Chain. { Coupling box}, a coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together. { Coupling pin}, a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 85 Moby Thesaurus words for " coupling": agglomeration, agglutination, aggregation, ankle, articulation, bond, boundary, bracketing, butt, cervix, clinch, closure, clustering, combination, communication, concatenation, concourse, concurrence, confluence, congeries, conglomeration, conjugation, conjunction, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, convergence, copulation, dovetail, elbow, embrace, gathering, gliding joint, hinge, hinged joint, hip, hookup, intercommunication, intercourse, interface, interlinking, join, joinder, joining, joint, jointure, junction, juncture, knee, knotting, knuckle, liaison, link, linkage, linking, marriage, meeting, merger, merging, miter, mortise, neck, pairing, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, scarf, seam, shoulder, splice, stitch, suture, symbiosis, symphysis, tie, tie rod, tie- in, tie- up, toggle, toggle joint, unification, union, weld, wrist, yoking
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