couch
英 [kaʊtʃ]美[kaʊtʃ]
- n. 睡椅,长沙发;床;卧榻
- vi. 蹲伏,埋伏;躺着
- vt. 使躺下;表达;弯下
- n. (Couch)人名;(英)库奇
词态变化
复数: couches;第三人称单数: couches;过去式: couched;过去分词: couched;现在分词: couching;
中文词源
couch 长沙发
来自拉丁词collocare, 安排,布置,放下,词源同allocate。引申义沙发,床。
英文词源
- couch (v.)
- c. 1300, "to overlay with gold, inlay," from Old French couchier "to lay down, place; go to bed, put to bed," from Latin collocare "to lay, place, station, arrange," from com- "together" (see com-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Meaning "to put into words" is from 1520s. Related: Couched; couching. Heraldic couchant ("lying down with the head up") is late 15c., from the French present participle.
- couch (n.)
- mid-14c., from Old French couche (12c.) "a bed, lair," from coucher "to lie down," from Latin collocare (see couch (v.)). Traditionally, a couch has the head end only raised, and only half a back; a sofa has both ends raised and a full back; a settee is like a sofa but may be without arms; an ottoman has neither back nor arms, nor has a divan, the distinctive feature of which is that it goes against a wall. Couch potato first recorded 1979.
双语例句
- 1. Roy swung his legs carefully off the couch and sat up.
- 罗伊小心地把腿挪下沙发,坐了起来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
- 我们就坐在客厅的沙发上看电视。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch.
- 她麻利地脱下夹克,扔在了沙发上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch.
- 妮古拉慢慢地靠在了长沙发上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. on the psychiatrist's couch
- 在精神病医生的诊察台上
来自《权威词典》