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

• From then on New Year's Eve every year, every household paste red couplets, firecrackers;
  从此每年除夕，家家贴红对联、燃放爆竹；
• One of the house decorations is to post couplets on doors.
  房屋装饰之一就是在门上贴对联。
• Many couplets and quatrains of Theognis fall under this head;
  许多对联和绝句的Theognis属于这一头；
• When the Spring Festival comes, all the couplets need to be copied again.
  到春节的时候，所有对联都得重写。
• The author provides the analysis and comments on the English versions of the couplets from the perspective of word order and aesthetic effects.
  文章从语序和美学效果两个方面对不同的英译文进行了分析和评价。
• 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。
• Today putting couplets has become a custom to add the festive atmosphere.
  现在贴对联已成为增添节日气氛的习俗。
• 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。
• They usually write poetry in heroic couplets, a polished iambic pentameter line.
  他们通常以英雄双行体创作诗歌，这是一种经过推敲的五步抑扬格诗行。
• 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。