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

• The woman was very good at commending: her orders were all couched in soft-toned imperative sentences.
  女人发号施令的手段很高明，使用的都是口气柔和的祈使句。
• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• He couched his request in very polite terms.
  他以非常礼貌的言词表达了自己的要求。
• 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。
• Here was a resolution couched in forthright terms.
  这是一项措辞直截了当的决议。
• The statement was couched in very polite terms.
  这一番话说得很客气。
• 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。
• Qixi and hundreds of other Chinese love stories from the ancient times have couched in euphemism and restrained expression_rs.
  七夕和数以百计的其它的中国爱情故事却蕴涵着委婉与含蓄的表达方式。
• This is couched in diplomatic language, but the intention is clear.
  这是措辞在外交辞令，但用意是清楚的。
• This decision is couched in this forms.
  该决议以这种形式表达。