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英语单词 couch
英美音标 英 [kaʊtʃ] 美 [kaʊtʃ]
中文释义 n.长椅;睡椅;长沙发;兽穴
vt.表达;躺下
vi.埋伏;躺下
英语例句 (1) Dad is sleeping on the couch.
(2) Little Tom was lolling about on the couch, eating sweets.
(3) His black leather couch looks expensive.
(4) The rabbit sprang from its grassy couch.
(5) The refusal was couched in friendly language.
中文例句 (1) 爸爸在长椅上睡觉。
(2) 小汤姆懒洋洋地躺在睡椅上,吃着糖果。
(3) 他的黑色皮沙发看上去很昂贵。
(4) 兔子从草丛中跳出。
(5) 他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。
vocabulary简明 A couch is a sofa — an upholstered piece of furniture that seats more than one person. It's nice to have a couch that's big enough for your whole family to sit on while you watch TV.
vocabulary扩展 The word couch comes from the French word coucher, meaning to lie down. Some types of couches are indeed meant for lying down. A psychiatrist's couch, for example, was designed to make patients feel comfortable when discussing their problems. In language, to couch is to phrase your words in a certain manner. If you don't want to hurt your friend's feelings, you should couch your words carefully when you tell her that her everyone is leaving her party early.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]长沙发;长榻 A couch is a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
    2
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](病人接受检查或治疗时的)诊察台 A couch is a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor.
      3
      [VERB 动词](以某种语言风格)表达,措词 If a statement is couched in a particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language.
        [be V-ed in/as n]
        [usu passive]
        [WRITTEN 笔语]
      • The new centre-right government's radical objectives are often couched in moderate terms...

        新的中右翼政府经常以温和的语言表述其激进的目标。

      • This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.

        这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。

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