pair up

• • (使)成对手；(使)成搭档(常与 with 连用)：

    In the contest he was paired up with an opponent about his equal.

    在比赛中他被安排跟一个与他势均力敌的人对垒。

    I paired up with a very efficient young man in carrying out this task.

    我跟一个很得力的年轻人一同执行这项任务。

  • 把…配成对子，(使)组成对：

    It took half an hour to pair the shoes up.

    花了半个小时才把这些鞋一双一双地配成对。

  • 交配：

    It takes four to seven years for cranes before they pair up.

    鹤要4至7年才成熟交配。