couple 后跟is or are

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couple 后跟is or are

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当用来表示作为一个单位来行使社会功能的两个人时,如在一对已婚夫妇 中, 单词couple 既可以带单数动词也可以带复数动词, 这取决于两个人是被单个或集体地看待的：
The couple were married last week.
这一对夫妇是上星期结的婚.
Only one couple was unaccounted for.
只有一对夫妇没被算在内.
如果后面跟有代词,they 和 their 比 it 和 its 要常用一些：The couple decided to spend their (less commonly its ) vacation in Italy.
这对夫妇决定在意大利度过他们的（很少用 its ） 假期.