couplets

英 [ˈkʌplɪts]

美 [ˈkʌplɪts]

n.  对句(相连的两行长度相等的诗句); 对联
couplet的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤为押韵等长的)对句;对联
  Acoupletis two lines of poetry which come next to each other, especially two lines that rhyme with each other and are the same length.
  1. ...rhyming couplets.
     押韵对句

双语例句

• A lot of his poems are written in rhymed couplets.
  他的许多诗句都用押韵双行体写成。
• Forms can be divided into plaque, couplets, hanging, folding screens and furniture, decorated several categories.
  形式可分匾额、对联、挂屏、屏风和家具装饰几类。
• On the Spring Festival couplets, good wishes are expressed.
  在春联上，抒发良好的祝愿。
• All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper.
  所有的门都会挂上黑笔在红纸上用中国书法写的对联。
• The Spring Festival is coming, so I glued a pair of gatepost couplets on my door.
  春节将至，我在自家的门上贴了一幅门对。
• On the eve of the Spring Festival, my father and I had the red antithetical Spring Festival couplets on our doors.
  在春节前夕，也就是大年三十，爸爸和我在门上贴了春联。
• I asked Lao what was his favorite among all the couplets.
  我问老先生，这么多对联，最喜欢哪一副？
• As a result, every year I can have a free couplets available.
  于是，我便年年可以有免费的春联可用了。
• Usually, the calligraphic work contains a poem, a pair of couplets or a motto the host likes very much. If the calligraphic work is written by the host himself, it will demonstrates his aspiration and interest as well as his literary or artistic talent.
  书写的内容多半是室主人所喜爱的一首诗词、一副对联或一句格言；如果这是他自己所作的，那就更能显示他的志趣和才华了。
• This year is no exception, early to put Spring Festival couplets sent to my house.
  今年，亦不例外，早早地就把春联送到了我的家里。