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　

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。

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。

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

I bedded down on the couch for the night.
我在沙发椅上睡了一晚。
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。
I sat back down next to John on the couch.
我挨着约翰坐在沙发上。
Figured he'd slept on the couch.
我想他是睡在沙发上了。
That's my couch, that's my coffee table.
那是我的沙发，那是我的咖啡桌。
You can sleep on the couch.
你可以睡在这张沙发床上。
And I have a couch, so you can stay on it.
我这里有床，你可以留下。
This couch, this TV, this whole house is mine!
这床，这电视，整个房子都是我的！
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。
Wordlessly, she rises from the couch.
她一语不发，从长沙发椅上站了起来。