couched

英 [kaʊtʃt]

美 [kaʊtʃt]

v.  (用某种文体或方式)表达，措辞
couch的过去分词和过去式

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。

双语例句

• His reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。
• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• Prevarication couched in pious homilies may no longer suffice.
  表述在虔诚的布道中的支吾可能不再足够。
• Hookins made a speech couched in a happy vein.
  霍金斯愉快地讲了话。
• The statement was couched in very polite terms.
  这一番话说得很客气。
• During the civil-rights era, segregationists often couched their position as a defence of "states'rights";
  在民权时代，种族隔离主义者常常隐晦地表示，他们是在捍卫“各州的权利”；
• The announcement followed an interior ministry statement couched as both an appeal and a warning.
  此前内政部发表了一份声明，被视为既是呼吁，又是警告。
• They couched criticisms in factual language.
  他们用事实的语言表达了批评。
• The report is diplomatically couched& though from China's perspective, not nearly enough.
  这份报告措辞婉转，虽然在中国看来，一点都不婉转。
• His letter was couched in conciliatory terms.
  他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞。