couches

英 [ˈkaʊtʃɪz]

美 [ˈkaʊtʃɪz]

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
couch的第三人称单数和复数

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

• Insomniacs rarely fall asleep on people's couches, I assure you.
  我敢保证，常失眠的人是很难在别人家的沙发上睡着的。
• The only downside here is that we'd imagine the couches get pretty gross pretty quick.
  唯一的遗憾是我们可以想象这些沙发什么的肯定很快就会被坐得磨损了。
• It contained elegant couches, for the reception of the bridal pair during the night.
  在这儿，这对美丽的新婚夫妇将度过他们这清凉和寂静的夜晚。
• Infants shouldn't share beds or couches with grown-ups or other kids during sleep.
  睡觉时不要与其他儿童或者幼儿共用一张床或睡椅。
• Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
  甚至有人将病人抬到街上，放在床上，或褥子上，指望彼得过来的时候，或者得他的影儿照在什么人身上。
• If people need motivation to get up from their office chairs or couches and become less sedentary, two useful new studies could provide the impetus.
  如果人们需要一些动力才愿意从办公椅和沙发上站起来，少坐一会儿，那么两项有用的新研究能提供这种动力。
• The club's private meeting room is an exclusive lounge for meetings furnished with comfortable couches and chairs, coffee table, reading lamps and fresh flowers.
  行政楼层私人会议室配备有高级的会议设备，并备有舒适的沙发、椅子、咖啡桌、台灯和鲜花。
• Couches and beds were overturned, and wooden shutters from two balconies were blown inside the apartment.
  公寓内，长沙发和床都被掀翻了，两处阳台的木帘被炸断，飞进室内。
• Of course, I have couches and chairs, but my futon is a perfect fit for me.
  当然，我也沙发和椅子，但我的被褥非常适合我。
• It has two couches that fold into twin beds, a separate dressing room, lavatory and shower, and a spacious office.
  其中有两张能打开变成两张单人床的折叠沙发，一间单独的更衣室，厕所和淋浴，还有一间宽敞的办公室。