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

• Without getting up from their couches, consumers can turn off ads that turn them off. "with the power people have in their hands," he said," they can zap a heavy-handed hard sell in an instant."
  消费者不必从坐椅起来就可以关掉令他们不感兴趣的广告。“大权操在人手，”他说，“刹那之间就可以把大力推销的广告关掉。”
• 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。
• But even the hard work was not enough to please the couches at Ajax, they thought young Bergkamp was too lightweight and not physically strong enough to be a football player.
  但是这样的勤奋还是不足以让阿贾克斯的教练们满意，他们认为小博格坎普做为一个足球运动员来说太瘦弱。
• Soon, we find our parents fast asleep on couches with their clothes on.
  不久，我们就发现父母在沙发上和衣睡着了。
• 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。
• In the next two years, I slept on couches of81 people from which I rediscovered the true ME.
  两年里，我睡了81个人的说沙发，在别人的沙发上，我找回了我自己。
• 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。
• As well as the magnificent restored dark wooden hallway and staircase, each room also contains some well-restored or new replica furniture such as couches, chairs, coat stands and dressing tables with mirrors.
  除了重新恢复后壮观的黑暗的木质走廊和楼梯之外，每个房间都配有一些经过复原或一些新的家具复制品，例如沙发、座椅、衣帽架和戴镜子的梳妆台。
• 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。