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

• 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。
• 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。
• Then arrange your couches and chairs for conversation and reading.
  那些沙发和椅子变成聊天和阅读时间的好伙伴。
• 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。
• 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。
• They stay in rooms with Jacussis, circular leather couches, wide-screen televisions, and views of the beach.
  他们住的地方有按摩浴池，环行的真皮沙发，宽屏幕电视，窗外的风景就是海滩。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The western-styled home, decorated with rosewood furniture, imported couches was favoured by most of them.
  红木家具配西洋沙发，电话收音机各种新的东西总是最先出现在这个城市。