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

• Elegy: a poem composed in elegiac couplets.
  挽歌：用挽歌对句体写的诗歌。
• Many couplets and quatrains of Theognis fall under this head;
  许多对联和绝句的Theognis属于这一头；
• 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。
• 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。
• By the end of year, spring festival couplets of every family will stick out particularly.
  时至年中，家家户户门上的春联，还格外显眼。
• In2008, the work Chinese Couplets was selected as "New Artist New Works" by Fujian Artists Association;
  2008年，作品《中国楹联》入选福建省美术家协会主办“新人新作展”。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Chinese people love to stick couplets on the Spring Festival, which are also written on red paper.
  春节时，中国人喜欢贴春联，春联也是用红纸写的。
• Couplets are the treasure of the Chinese literature, and its true of the couplets in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
  对联是中国文学的精华，《红楼梦》中的对联更是如此。