一、詳細釋義:


n.

長沙發(fā)椅,睡椅 [C]


例句:

I lay fast asleep on the couch, which was as soft as down, and did not wake until late in the morning.

我在軟如絨毛般的長沙發(fā)椅上睡著了,一直睡到早晨很晚才醒來。


診察臺,長榻 [C]


例句:

Lie down on the couch there. Let me examine your belly.

在那床上躺下。讓我檢查一下你的腹部。


例句:

On the couch lay a pregnant woman.

診察臺上躺著一個孕婦。


涂底,涂層

彎下 [T]


例句:

The fox couched itself ready to spring.

狐貍伏下身準備躍起。


放平 [T]


例句:

The soldiers couched their rifles and prepared to charge.

士兵們將步槍放平準備沖鋒。


(使)躺臥 [I,T]


例句:

He saw a tiger couching itself by the tree.

他看見一只老虎躺在樹旁。


例句:

She couched on a sofa.

她斜倚在沙發(fā)上。


隱蔽,蹲伏,埋伏 [I]


例句:

They couched in the wood to rob the travelers.

他們埋伏在樹林里以搶劫旅客。


v.

表達,措詞 [T]


例句:

The refusal was couched in friendly language.

他用友善的語言表達了拒絕之意。


例句:

He couched his request in very polite terms.

他以非常禮貌的言詞表達了自己的要求。


二、詞義辨析:


couch,sofa

這兩個名詞均可表示“沙發(fā)”之意。 couch指供晝夜坐臥,似床一樣的長沙發(fā)或睡椅。 sofa指有扶手和靠背,可供多人坐或一個人睡的長沙發(fā),也泛指沙發(fā)。


三、相關短語:


couch grass

n.茅草


studio couch

n.可以當床用的長沙發(fā)


couch potato

n. 終日懶散在家的人 n. 電視迷


四、參考例句:


He is a couch potato.

他是個老泡在電視機前的人。


On the couch lay a pregnant woman

診察臺上躺著一個孕婦。


His black leather couch looks expensive.

他的黑色皮長沙發(fā)看上去很昂貴。


Lie down the diagnostic couch over there.

躺到那診斷床上去。


A couch performs a double service.

躺椅可以(坐臥)兩用。


Peter is a couch potato. He is always sitting in the couch and watching television.

Peter是個電視迷。他總是坐在沙發(fā)上看著電視。


The dust under the couch was a centimeter thick!

沙發(fā)底下的灰塵有一厘米那么厚!


Lie down on the couch if you're feeling ill.

如果你感覺不舒服就躺到沙發(fā)上去。


Couch?surfing?is?a?new?way?of?traveling.

沙發(fā)客是一種新型的旅游形式。


Get up off the couch and get some exercise instead.

離開沙發(fā),做點運動吧。