couch
英 [kaʊtʃ] 美 [kaʊtʃ]

n.

长沙发椅，睡椅；（病人受检查时躺的）长榻；麦芽床；涂底，涂层

vt.

表达；使躺卧；播撒谷物使发芽；

vi.

躺卧；隐蔽，埋伏；使成堆；

变形

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

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]长沙发 long bedlike seat for sitting or lying on
2. [C](病人受检查时躺的)长榻 a bedlike piece of furniture on which a person lies when being examined by a doctor

v.(动词)

1. vt. 表达 express (a thought, an idea, etc.) (in words)

英英释义

couch[ kautʃ ]

• n.
  • an upholstered seat for more than one person

    同义词：sofalounge

  • a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
  • a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
• v.formulate in a particular style or language

  同义词：frameredactcastput

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)形容词+～

• comfortable couch舒适的沙发

名词+～

• studio couch坐卧两用沙发

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• couch one's demands〔ideas, opinions, thoughts〕表达自己的要求〔想法,意见,思想〕

词组短语

on the couch在沙发上；[美口]接受心理分析

couch potato成天躺著或坐在沙发上看电视的人；极为懒惰的人

同近义词辨析

sofa, couch

这组词都有“沙发”的意思，其区别是：

sofa指有扶手和靠背，可供多人坐或一个人睡的长沙发，也泛指沙发。

couch指供昼夜坐卧，似床一样的长沙发或睡椅。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Dad is sleeping on the couch.
   爸爸在长椅上睡觉。
2. Little Tom was lolling about on the couch, eating sweets.
   小汤姆懒洋洋地躺在睡椅上，吃着糖果。
3. His black leather couch looks expensive.
   他的黑色皮沙发看上去很昂贵。
4. The rabbit sprang from its grassy couch.
   兔子从草丛中跳出。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. Poets couch their ideas in beautiful language.
   诗人用美丽的语言传达他们的意念。
2. The refusal was couched in friendly language.
   他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。

权威例句

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