Definition of coupling in English:

coupling

noun ˈkʌplɪŋˈkəp(ə)lɪŋ

1A device for connecting parts of machinery.
耦接头；连接器；联合器
undo the couplings so you can lift the pump out
Example sentencesExamples
- In case of excess torque, the coupling safely slips without damaging the feedthrough.
- It houses the power couplings that transfer energy from the three main reactors to the different areas of the ship.
- Metal from valves, couplings, and other machinery can contaminate solar cells as they are grown from molten silicon, cut into wafers, and finished by adding dopants and attaching contacts.
- He replaced the sheaves and pulleys with a direct coupling.
- The uses of medium carbon-manganese steels include shafts, axles, gears, crankshafts, couplings and forgings.
- Deep in the ship's heart three small bombs went off, severing her main power couplings.
- Facing large pieces of glass window, he could only use the steel couplings around the windows as his fulcrums.
- Each track is driven by a separate hydraulic circuit consisting of one variable-displacement piston pump connected by hose and couplings to a piston motor.
- The first thing she had to do was re-route a power coupling around a blown booster.
- The walls had been covered with dry wall, but power couplings still dangled from the ceiling where light fixtures would go.
- Once I had the wall coupling in place, I proceeded to get the gasket on the exhaust.
- Slip on a washer and poke the threaded end of the coupling through the hole from the outside.
1. 1.1 A fitting on the end of a railway vehicle for connecting it to another.
  （连接火车车厢的）车钩
  a train with couplings of the continental pattern
  Example sentencesExamples
  I put my camera pack in one, and we each perched on a coupling between cars, squaring down.
  The uncoupled coupling swayed slightly back and forth on its slightly rusted hinge.
  The ability to withstand occasional stresses above the yield stress without fracturing is particularly desirable in parts such as freight-car couplings, gears, chains, and crane hooks.
  Steve merely shook his head, reaching forward across the train coupling and grasped the door, yanking hard on it and allowing it to slide off to the right.
  The Duplex would eliminate the pounding of the rails and poor riding qualities that came with coupling ten driving wheels to one transmission.
  Edward followed and saw passing tracks under the coupling of the train.
  The train's couplings to the broken car detached, and the train sped forward.
  I confirmed the coupling and brake hose connection, and noted that the cables were not in place.
  The shaft continues towards the stern through couplings and bearings, before disappearing beneath some hull plates.
  This was often caused by high impacts from too fast couplings during switching whereby the car would jump up disturbing the packing.
  The force was such that the train broke one of its couplings and split into two.
  But the diesel kept going, because the hostler, not being a trainman, had never thought of trying the coupling.
  It consists of gray or black plastic tubing, joined with plastic couplings, and secured at the fittings with metal compression rings.
  Angela, for the first time since she set foot on the train, looked at the coupling between the cars.
  The report is expected to raise a question over a faulty coupling on a carriage, and the speed at which the train was travelling - believed to be 2mph over the speed limit.
  The company manufactures 27 different compression fittings for 15 and 22 mm couplings.
2mass noun The pairing of two items.
联结；结合；配对
the coupling of tribunals with ministerial enquiries
特别法庭与行政调查的结合。
Example sentencesExamples
- It also reveals the mechanical coupling that exists between residues.
- This is only achieved by coupling great writing with great delivery.
- Are photography and surrealism such an ‘unnatural coupling,’ as one observer has recently suggested?
- Bell's brilliant coupling of sound waves and electrical pulsations had given rise to the telecommunications revolution.
- The external device and the implant under the scalp come together by magnetic coupling.
- However, under normal conditions, the intimate coupling of behavioural rituals and sensory aspects of smoking with nicotine uptake gives ample opportunities for secondary conditioning.
- Such studies are poised to yield a detailed picture of the coupling of protein dynamics to function.
- Without this ideological coupling, our consumer behavior might spin wildly out of control.
1. 2.1 An interaction between two electrical components by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or optical link.
  （电磁感应、静电荷或光学通信线路引起的两个电路元件之间的）耦合
  mutually inductive coupling
  Example sentencesExamples
  At higher temperatures thermally induced effects will dominate, and dynamic electron-phonon coupling will lead to a fast hopping-type motion of localized excitations.
  Inductive coupling of the discharge gap to the electronics is not necessary.
  Irregularities in the Earth's rotation are chiefly the result of tides, but other causes are changes in sea level and electromagnetic coupling between the core and mantle of the Earth.
  The effect of electrical coupling on the impedance is shown in Figure 8.
  High power at high frequency provides inductive coupling and direct soil induction that will bridge or jump across an open or damaged cable.
  Other techniques of electrical stimulation involve capacitive coupling and inductive coupling pulsed electromagnetic stimulation.
  The question remains, how does electrical coupling modify the electrical activity pattern?
3mass noun The action of mating or having sexual intercourse.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rejection of gay coupling is hardly an expression of family values.
- The same is often true of those coupling in semi-private places - such as the beach at night.
- We now turn to the question of the effect of these national differences in the forms of coupling and number of partners on sexual activity itself.
- Nonetheless, his choreography, which often features a racially diverse cast, nudity, and same-sex coupling, is not always easily digested by Middle America.
- In both sexual union is easily followed by reproduction, and future heterosexual coupling is envisaged as fertile.
- In fact, he added some passionate smooching - set not long after the men's initial coupling - that was in neither the short story nor the script.
- This capacity, when combined with coupling between peak sexual desire and peak fertility, ensures that sex effectively serves both reproductive and social ends.
- The telling of our nation's history, however, has included few stories of interracial coupling founded on love or choice.
- An early night allows for uninhibited intimate bodily coupling without worry of being overheard by a child.
- It is not known how many lovers he had as he spoke in his memoirs of coupling with several partners.
- Women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, making female coupling financially disadvantageous for many women.
- This is not to say that coupling is right for everyone: some people are happier alone, and we do them no service by pressuring them to pair off.
- First, we are interested in the effect of diverse forms of coupling, including the distinction between marriage and cohabitation.
- Marriage and family theory has always privileged heterosexual coupling.
Synonyms
sexual intercourse, sex, lovemaking, making love, sex act, act of love, sexual relations, intimate relations, intimacy, mating, going to bed with someone, sleeping with someone
4Two people in a romantic relationship; a couple.
Example sentencesExamples
- But if this coupling truly is a marriage made in heaven, the real honeymoon period has been the past two decades.
Synonyms
vice, clamp, press

Definition of coupling in US English:

coupling

nounˈkəp(ə)liNGˈkəp(ə)lɪŋ

1A device for connecting parts of machinery.
耦接头；连接器；联合器
Example sentencesExamples
- Each track is driven by a separate hydraulic circuit consisting of one variable-displacement piston pump connected by hose and couplings to a piston motor.
- Metal from valves, couplings, and other machinery can contaminate solar cells as they are grown from molten silicon, cut into wafers, and finished by adding dopants and attaching contacts.
- The walls had been covered with dry wall, but power couplings still dangled from the ceiling where light fixtures would go.
- The first thing she had to do was re-route a power coupling around a blown booster.
- Deep in the ship's heart three small bombs went off, severing her main power couplings.
- It houses the power couplings that transfer energy from the three main reactors to the different areas of the ship.
- Once I had the wall coupling in place, I proceeded to get the gasket on the exhaust.
- The uses of medium carbon-manganese steels include shafts, axles, gears, crankshafts, couplings and forgings.
- In case of excess torque, the coupling safely slips without damaging the feedthrough.
- He replaced the sheaves and pulleys with a direct coupling.
- Slip on a washer and poke the threaded end of the coupling through the hole from the outside.
- Facing large pieces of glass window, he could only use the steel couplings around the windows as his fulcrums.
1. 1.1 A fitting on the end of a railroad vehicle for connecting it to another.
  （连接火车车厢的）车钩
  Example sentencesExamples
  This was often caused by high impacts from too fast couplings during switching whereby the car would jump up disturbing the packing.
  The train's couplings to the broken car detached, and the train sped forward.
  The Duplex would eliminate the pounding of the rails and poor riding qualities that came with coupling ten driving wheels to one transmission.
  I confirmed the coupling and brake hose connection, and noted that the cables were not in place.
  The company manufactures 27 different compression fittings for 15 and 22 mm couplings.
  The uncoupled coupling swayed slightly back and forth on its slightly rusted hinge.
  The shaft continues towards the stern through couplings and bearings, before disappearing beneath some hull plates.
  It consists of gray or black plastic tubing, joined with plastic couplings, and secured at the fittings with metal compression rings.
  The report is expected to raise a question over a faulty coupling on a carriage, and the speed at which the train was travelling - believed to be 2mph over the speed limit.
  The ability to withstand occasional stresses above the yield stress without fracturing is particularly desirable in parts such as freight-car couplings, gears, chains, and crane hooks.
  The force was such that the train broke one of its couplings and split into two.
  Angela, for the first time since she set foot on the train, looked at the coupling between the cars.
  I put my camera pack in one, and we each perched on a coupling between cars, squaring down.
  Steve merely shook his head, reaching forward across the train coupling and grasped the door, yanking hard on it and allowing it to slide off to the right.
  Edward followed and saw passing tracks under the coupling of the train.
  But the diesel kept going, because the hostler, not being a trainman, had never thought of trying the coupling.
2The pairing of two items.
联结；结合；配对
the coupling of coaching and personal training
this coupling of two of the greatest works of Haydn
海顿的两部最伟大作品的编排。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is only achieved by coupling great writing with great delivery.
- Without this ideological coupling, our consumer behavior might spin wildly out of control.
- Such studies are poised to yield a detailed picture of the coupling of protein dynamics to function.
- Are photography and surrealism such an ‘unnatural coupling,’ as one observer has recently suggested?
- The external device and the implant under the scalp come together by magnetic coupling.
- It also reveals the mechanical coupling that exists between residues.
- Bell's brilliant coupling of sound waves and electrical pulsations had given rise to the telecommunications revolution.
- However, under normal conditions, the intimate coupling of behavioural rituals and sensory aspects of smoking with nicotine uptake gives ample opportunities for secondary conditioning.
1. 2.1 An interaction between two electrical components by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or optical link.
  （电磁感应、静电荷或光学通信线路引起的两个电路元件之间的）耦合
  Example sentencesExamples
  High power at high frequency provides inductive coupling and direct soil induction that will bridge or jump across an open or damaged cable.
  Other techniques of electrical stimulation involve capacitive coupling and inductive coupling pulsed electromagnetic stimulation.
  Irregularities in the Earth's rotation are chiefly the result of tides, but other causes are changes in sea level and electromagnetic coupling between the core and mantle of the Earth.
  At higher temperatures thermally induced effects will dominate, and dynamic electron-phonon coupling will lead to a fast hopping-type motion of localized excitations.
  Inductive coupling of the discharge gap to the electronics is not necessary.
  The effect of electrical coupling on the impedance is shown in Figure 8.
  The question remains, how does electrical coupling modify the electrical activity pattern?
3The action of mating or having sexual intercourse.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not known how many lovers he had as he spoke in his memoirs of coupling with several partners.
- This is not to say that coupling is right for everyone: some people are happier alone, and we do them no service by pressuring them to pair off.
- The telling of our nation's history, however, has included few stories of interracial coupling founded on love or choice.
- Nonetheless, his choreography, which often features a racially diverse cast, nudity, and same-sex coupling, is not always easily digested by Middle America.
- An early night allows for uninhibited intimate bodily coupling without worry of being overheard by a child.
- First, we are interested in the effect of diverse forms of coupling, including the distinction between marriage and cohabitation.
- The rejection of gay coupling is hardly an expression of family values.
- Women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, making female coupling financially disadvantageous for many women.
- We now turn to the question of the effect of these national differences in the forms of coupling and number of partners on sexual activity itself.
- In fact, he added some passionate smooching - set not long after the men's initial coupling - that was in neither the short story nor the script.
- In both sexual union is easily followed by reproduction, and future heterosexual coupling is envisaged as fertile.
- This capacity, when combined with coupling between peak sexual desire and peak fertility, ensures that sex effectively serves both reproductive and social ends.
- Marriage and family theory has always privileged heterosexual coupling.
- The same is often true of those coupling in semi-private places - such as the beach at night.
Synonyms
sexual intercourse, sex, lovemaking, making love, sex act, act of love, sexual relations, intimate relations, intimacy, mating, going to bed with someone, sleeping with someone

词汇	coupling
释义	Definition of coupling in English: coupling noun ˈkʌplɪŋˈkəp(ə)lɪŋ 1A device for connecting parts of machinery. 耦接头；连接器；联合器 undo the couplings so you can lift the pump out Example sentencesExamples In case of excess torque, the coupling safely slips without damaging the feedthrough. It houses the power couplings that transfer energy from the three main reactors to the different areas of the ship. Metal from valves, couplings, and other machinery can contaminate solar cells as they are grown from molten silicon, cut into wafers, and finished by adding dopants and attaching contacts. He replaced the sheaves and pulleys with a direct coupling. The uses of medium carbon-manganese steels include shafts, axles, gears, crankshafts, couplings and forgings. Deep in the ship's heart three small bombs went off, severing her main power couplings. Facing large pieces of glass window, he could only use the steel couplings around the windows as his fulcrums. Each track is driven by a separate hydraulic circuit consisting of one variable-displacement piston pump connected by hose and couplings to a piston motor. The first thing she had to do was re-route a power coupling around a blown booster. The walls had been covered with dry wall, but power couplings still dangled from the ceiling where light fixtures would go. Once I had the wall coupling in place, I proceeded to get the gasket on the exhaust. Slip on a washer and poke the threaded end of the coupling through the hole from the outside. 1.1 A fitting on the end of a railway vehicle for connecting it to another. （连接火车车厢的）车钩 a train with couplings of the continental pattern Example sentencesExamples I put my camera pack in one, and we each perched on a coupling between cars, squaring down. The uncoupled coupling swayed slightly back and forth on its slightly rusted hinge. The ability to withstand occasional stresses above the yield stress without fracturing is particularly desirable in parts such as freight-car couplings, gears, chains, and crane hooks. Steve merely shook his head, reaching forward across the train coupling and grasped the door, yanking hard on it and allowing it to slide off to the right. The Duplex would eliminate the pounding of the rails and poor riding qualities that came with coupling ten driving wheels to one transmission. Edward followed and saw passing tracks under the coupling of the train. The train's couplings to the broken car detached, and the train sped forward. I confirmed the coupling and brake hose connection, and noted that the cables were not in place. The shaft continues towards the stern through couplings and bearings, before disappearing beneath some hull plates. This was often caused by high impacts from too fast couplings during switching whereby the car would jump up disturbing the packing. The force was such that the train broke one of its couplings and split into two. But the diesel kept going, because the hostler, not being a trainman, had never thought of trying the coupling. It consists of gray or black plastic tubing, joined with plastic couplings, and secured at the fittings with metal compression rings. Angela, for the first time since she set foot on the train, looked at the coupling between the cars. The report is expected to raise a question over a faulty coupling on a carriage, and the speed at which the train was travelling - believed to be 2mph over the speed limit. The company manufactures 27 different compression fittings for 15 and 22 mm couplings. 2mass noun The pairing of two items. 联结；结合；配对 the coupling of tribunals with ministerial enquiries 特别法庭与行政调查的结合。 Example sentencesExamples It also reveals the mechanical coupling that exists between residues. This is only achieved by coupling great writing with great delivery. Are photography and surrealism such an ‘unnatural coupling,’ as one observer has recently suggested? Bell's brilliant coupling of sound waves and electrical pulsations had given rise to the telecommunications revolution. The external device and the implant under the scalp come together by magnetic coupling. However, under normal conditions, the intimate coupling of behavioural rituals and sensory aspects of smoking with nicotine uptake gives ample opportunities for secondary conditioning. Such studies are poised to yield a detailed picture of the coupling of protein dynamics to function. Without this ideological coupling, our consumer behavior might spin wildly out of control. 2.1 An interaction between two electrical components by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or optical link. （电磁感应、静电荷或光学通信线路引起的两个电路元件之间的）耦合 mutually inductive coupling Example sentencesExamples At higher temperatures thermally induced effects will dominate, and dynamic electron-phonon coupling will lead to a fast hopping-type motion of localized excitations. Inductive coupling of the discharge gap to the electronics is not necessary. Irregularities in the Earth's rotation are chiefly the result of tides, but other causes are changes in sea level and electromagnetic coupling between the core and mantle of the Earth. The effect of electrical coupling on the impedance is shown in Figure 8. High power at high frequency provides inductive coupling and direct soil induction that will bridge or jump across an open or damaged cable. Other techniques of electrical stimulation involve capacitive coupling and inductive coupling pulsed electromagnetic stimulation. The question remains, how does electrical coupling modify the electrical activity pattern? 3mass noun The action of mating or having sexual intercourse. Example sentencesExamples The rejection of gay coupling is hardly an expression of family values. The same is often true of those coupling in semi-private places - such as the beach at night. We now turn to the question of the effect of these national differences in the forms of coupling and number of partners on sexual activity itself. Nonetheless, his choreography, which often features a racially diverse cast, nudity, and same-sex coupling, is not always easily digested by Middle America. In both sexual union is easily followed by reproduction, and future heterosexual coupling is envisaged as fertile. In fact, he added some passionate smooching - set not long after the men's initial coupling - that was in neither the short story nor the script. This capacity, when combined with coupling between peak sexual desire and peak fertility, ensures that sex effectively serves both reproductive and social ends. The telling of our nation's history, however, has included few stories of interracial coupling founded on love or choice. An early night allows for uninhibited intimate bodily coupling without worry of being overheard by a child. It is not known how many lovers he had as he spoke in his memoirs of coupling with several partners. Women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, making female coupling financially disadvantageous for many women. This is not to say that coupling is right for everyone: some people are happier alone, and we do them no service by pressuring them to pair off. First, we are interested in the effect of diverse forms of coupling, including the distinction between marriage and cohabitation. Marriage and family theory has always privileged heterosexual coupling. Synonyms sexual intercourse, sex, lovemaking, making love, sex act, act of love, sexual relations, intimate relations, intimacy, mating, going to bed with someone, sleeping with someone 4Two people in a romantic relationship; a couple. Example sentencesExamples But if this coupling truly is a marriage made in heaven, the real honeymoon period has been the past two decades. Synonyms vice, clamp, press Definition of coupling in US English: coupling nounˈkəp(ə)liNGˈkəp(ə)lɪŋ 1A device for connecting parts of machinery. 耦接头；连接器；联合器 Example sentencesExamples Each track is driven by a separate hydraulic circuit consisting of one variable-displacement piston pump connected by hose and couplings to a piston motor. Metal from valves, couplings, and other machinery can contaminate solar cells as they are grown from molten silicon, cut into wafers, and finished by adding dopants and attaching contacts. The walls had been covered with dry wall, but power couplings still dangled from the ceiling where light fixtures would go. The first thing she had to do was re-route a power coupling around a blown booster. Deep in the ship's heart three small bombs went off, severing her main power couplings. It houses the power couplings that transfer energy from the three main reactors to the different areas of the ship. Once I had the wall coupling in place, I proceeded to get the gasket on the exhaust. The uses of medium carbon-manganese steels include shafts, axles, gears, crankshafts, couplings and forgings. In case of excess torque, the coupling safely slips without damaging the feedthrough. He replaced the sheaves and pulleys with a direct coupling. Slip on a washer and poke the threaded end of the coupling through the hole from the outside. Facing large pieces of glass window, he could only use the steel couplings around the windows as his fulcrums. 1.1 A fitting on the end of a railroad vehicle for connecting it to another. （连接火车车厢的）车钩 Example sentencesExamples This was often caused by high impacts from too fast couplings during switching whereby the car would jump up disturbing the packing. The train's couplings to the broken car detached, and the train sped forward. The Duplex would eliminate the pounding of the rails and poor riding qualities that came with coupling ten driving wheels to one transmission. I confirmed the coupling and brake hose connection, and noted that the cables were not in place. The company manufactures 27 different compression fittings for 15 and 22 mm couplings. The uncoupled coupling swayed slightly back and forth on its slightly rusted hinge. The shaft continues towards the stern through couplings and bearings, before disappearing beneath some hull plates. It consists of gray or black plastic tubing, joined with plastic couplings, and secured at the fittings with metal compression rings. The report is expected to raise a question over a faulty coupling on a carriage, and the speed at which the train was travelling - believed to be 2mph over the speed limit. The ability to withstand occasional stresses above the yield stress without fracturing is particularly desirable in parts such as freight-car couplings, gears, chains, and crane hooks. The force was such that the train broke one of its couplings and split into two. Angela, for the first time since she set foot on the train, looked at the coupling between the cars. I put my camera pack in one, and we each perched on a coupling between cars, squaring down. Steve merely shook his head, reaching forward across the train coupling and grasped the door, yanking hard on it and allowing it to slide off to the right. Edward followed and saw passing tracks under the coupling of the train. But the diesel kept going, because the hostler, not being a trainman, had never thought of trying the coupling. 2The pairing of two items. 联结；结合；配对 the coupling of coaching and personal training this coupling of two of the greatest works of Haydn 海顿的两部最伟大作品的编排。 Example sentencesExamples This is only achieved by coupling great writing with great delivery. Without this ideological coupling, our consumer behavior might spin wildly out of control. Such studies are poised to yield a detailed picture of the coupling of protein dynamics to function. Are photography and surrealism such an ‘unnatural coupling,’ as one observer has recently suggested? The external device and the implant under the scalp come together by magnetic coupling. It also reveals the mechanical coupling that exists between residues. Bell's brilliant coupling of sound waves and electrical pulsations had given rise to the telecommunications revolution. However, under normal conditions, the intimate coupling of behavioural rituals and sensory aspects of smoking with nicotine uptake gives ample opportunities for secondary conditioning. 2.1 An interaction between two electrical components by electromagnetic induction, electrostatic charge, or optical link. （电磁感应、静电荷或光学通信线路引起的两个电路元件之间的）耦合 Example sentencesExamples High power at high frequency provides inductive coupling and direct soil induction that will bridge or jump across an open or damaged cable. Other techniques of electrical stimulation involve capacitive coupling and inductive coupling pulsed electromagnetic stimulation. Irregularities in the Earth's rotation are chiefly the result of tides, but other causes are changes in sea level and electromagnetic coupling between the core and mantle of the Earth. At higher temperatures thermally induced effects will dominate, and dynamic electron-phonon coupling will lead to a fast hopping-type motion of localized excitations. Inductive coupling of the discharge gap to the electronics is not necessary. The effect of electrical coupling on the impedance is shown in Figure 8. The question remains, how does electrical coupling modify the electrical activity pattern? 3The action of mating or having sexual intercourse. Example sentencesExamples It is not known how many lovers he had as he spoke in his memoirs of coupling with several partners. This is not to say that coupling is right for everyone: some people are happier alone, and we do them no service by pressuring them to pair off. The telling of our nation's history, however, has included few stories of interracial coupling founded on love or choice. Nonetheless, his choreography, which often features a racially diverse cast, nudity, and same-sex coupling, is not always easily digested by Middle America. An early night allows for uninhibited intimate bodily coupling without worry of being overheard by a child. First, we are interested in the effect of diverse forms of coupling, including the distinction between marriage and cohabitation. The rejection of gay coupling is hardly an expression of family values. Women continue to earn less than their male counterparts, making female coupling financially disadvantageous for many women. We now turn to the question of the effect of these national differences in the forms of coupling and number of partners on sexual activity itself. In fact, he added some passionate smooching - set not long after the men's initial coupling - that was in neither the short story nor the script. In both sexual union is easily followed by reproduction, and future heterosexual coupling is envisaged as fertile. This capacity, when combined with coupling between peak sexual desire and peak fertility, ensures that sex effectively serves both reproductive and social ends. Marriage and family theory has always privileged heterosexual coupling. The same is often true of those coupling in semi-private places - such as the beach at night. Synonyms sexual intercourse, sex, lovemaking, making love, sex act, act of love, sexual relations, intimate relations, intimacy, mating, going to bed with someone, sleeping with someone
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