a couple

I'm broke, Livy, and I owe a couple of million dollars.

我破产了，莉薇，而且我欠了几百万美元的债。

The company has bankrolled a couple of local movies.

这家公司已经资助了当地好几部电影。

Dave, the pianist, played it over a couple of times.

演奏钢琴的戴夫将这支曲子反复弹了两三遍。

I'll pick up on what I said a couple of minutes ago.

我将回到几分钟前我说过的内容。

It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know.

据我所知，它仅仅维持了两三年。

We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.

我们拼命往外舀水，使它继续漂浮了几个小时。

He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest.

他随手翻了几页，假装兴趣不大。

He placed the ball and tried a couple of feints.

他把球放好，试着虚打了几下。

A couple of inches of dry, powdery snow had fallen.

下了数英寸厚的粉状干雪。

He managed to rustle up a couple of blankets.

他很快想办法弄到了几张毯子。

Mason went home for a couple of hours' kip.

梅森回家睡了几个小时。

I had a monumental run-in with him a couple of years ago.

几年前，我和他大吵了一架。

He was a couple of months over-age for the youth team.

他年龄大了几个月，进不了青年队。

Suffice to say, it was more than a couple of years ago!

我只想说，那是几年前的事了！

I think I can play maybe for a couple more years.

我想也许我还能再打两年球。