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

• They're sleeping on people's couches.
  这些人睡在别人家的沙发上。
• I've slept on couches and bunked up with friends.
  我曾经睡在客厅的沙发上，亦曾与朋友同睡一室；
• The defendant couches in his own insurance liability company to defend a negligence case aginst him.
  被告人出庭辩驳他自己的保险责任公司来辩解不利于自己的。
• 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。
• 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。
• To everyone sitting on their couches watching Shark Week: that's cool I guess. I prefer to go out, jump in and ride them like a horse.
  坐在沙发上看鲨鱼周应该也挺酷的。但我更愿意来到户外，跳到海里，像骑马一样骑着鲨鱼。
• We can either choose to ignore these messages or take action and get off our couches and exercise.
  我们可选择忽略这些信息采取行动或与下车的座椅和运动。
• If the Internet breaks down national boundaries, it may happen from the comfort of our couches.
  如果说互联网推倒了国界，那么这一切可能是我们舒舒服服靠在沙发上时发生的。
• 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。
• 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。