a couple of ...

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• ①[of 之后接复数名词]两个,一双,一对
  • The festival lasts a couple of days.这节日连续两天。

• ②[of 之后接复数名词]【口】数个,几个(=a few)
  • There were only a couple of people.那里只有两、三个人。
  • He's a couple of inches taller than me [I am].他比我高几吋。