资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pairing}.]
1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for
breeding.
2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.
--Rowe.
3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below.
{To pair off}, to separate from a company in pairs or
couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one
of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on
specified questions or issues. See {Pair}, n., 6.