音标:[kautʃ] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 长沙发, 睡椅, 卧榻
vt. 横躺, 表达
vi. 躺下, 蹲伏
n. a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
n. a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
词型变化:过去分词 : couched ; 名词复数形式 : couches ; 过去式 : couched ; 现在分词 : couching ; 第三人称单数 : couches
考试类型:[六级/考研/IELTS]
词性分布:
名词95%
动词5%

couch的用法和样例:

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。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.如果你感觉不舒服就躺到沙发上去。
  2. The patient lay on the couch, bare to the waist.这位患者赤裸上身,躺在诊察台上。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. 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。
  2. 1
  3. The government's refusal was couched in friendly language.政府用和善的语言拒绝了。

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〕

经典引文

  • Hospitality could offer little more than a couch of straw.

    出自:Ld Macaulay
  • An vnderstorie..to couch your wines and cidres in.

    出自:R. Surflet
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