couch

英 [kaʊtʃ]

美 [kaʊtʃ]

n.  长沙发; 长榻; (尤指诊室内的)诊察台
v.  (用某种文体或方式)表达，措辞

过去分词：couched　复数：couches　过去式：couched　现在分词：couching　第三人称单数：couches　

CET6考研IELTSTEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.8083 / COCA.3375

牛津词典

noun

• 长沙发；长榻
  a long comfortable seat for two or more people to sit on
• （尤指诊室内的）诊察台
  a long piece of furniture like a bed, especially in a doctor's office
  1. on the psychiatrist's couch
     在精神病医生的诊察台上

verb

• （用某种文体或方式）表达，措辞
  to say or write words in a particular style or manner
  1. The letter was deliberately couched in very vague terms .
     这封信故意写得含糊其辞。

柯林斯词典

• 长沙发;长榻
  Acouchis a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
• (病人接受检查或治疗时的)诊察台
  Acouchis a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor.
• VERB (以某种语言风格)表达，措词
  If a statementis couched ina particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
• a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
• an upholstered seat for more than one person
  Synonym:sofalounge

verb

• formulate in a particular style or language
  1. I wouldn't put it that way
  2. She cast her request in very polite language
  Synonym:frameredactcastput

双语例句

• I lay on the couch.
  我躺在长椅上。
• It it's cool, I can sleep on the couch.
  它很凉爽，我可以睡沙发。
• I bedded down on the couch for the night.
  我在沙发椅上睡了一晚。
• I've bought some squashy pillows for the couch.
  我为睡椅买了些软枕。
• The alcove held a couch.
  这凹进去的地方有一张长沙发。
• 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。
• The patient lay on the couch, bare to the waist.
  这位患者赤裸上身，躺在诊察台上。
• We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
  我们就坐在客厅的沙发上看电视。
• 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。
• Sitting beside her on the couch, I began very slowly to understand.
  和她一起并排坐在长椅沙发上，我开始慢慢地理解了母亲的艰难。