Word · Frequency #8083
couch
措辞;表达
To phrase or express in a particular style.
常用被动语态:be couched in…
- 1.
To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
躺下;斜靠(在沙发或其他休息处)。
- 2.
To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
弯下身体,如在敬畏、疼痛、劳动等情况下;弯腰;蹲伏。
- 3.
To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.
将某物放在床或其他休息处。
- 4.
To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
安排或布置得如同在床上。
- 5.
To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
放置或沉积在床或层中;安置。
- 6.
To lower (a spear or lance) to the position of attack.
将(矛或长矛)降低到攻击位置。
- 7.
In the treatment of a cataract in the eye, to displace the opaque lens with a sharp object such as a needle. The technique is regarded as largely obsolete.
在眼睛白内障治疗中,用针等尖锐物体移位不透明的晶状体。该技术被认为基本上已过时。
- 8.
To transfer (for example, sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire mould to a felt blanket for further drying.
将(例如,部分干燥的纸浆片)从网模转移到毡毯上以进一步干燥。
- 9.
To attach a thread onto fabric with small stitches in order to add texture.
用小针脚将线缝在织物上以增加纹理。
- 10.
To phrase in a particular style; to use specific wording for.
以特定风格措辞;使用特定措辞。
躺下;倚靠;弯腰;蹲伏;放置;安放;放平(长矛等);贴线绣制
In use
She couched her criticism in diplomatic language.
The cat couched on the sofa all afternoon.
The hunter couched in the grass, waiting for the deer.
Verb forms
base couch · third person couches · -ing couching · past couched · past participle couched
常用于表达“表达”或“躺”,及物动词居多。
Connections
Collocations
- couch something in
- 用(某种语言/方式)表达
- She couched her refusal in polite terms.她用客气的措辞表示拒绝。
- couch something as
- 把…表述为;以…的形式提出
- He couched his warning as a friendly suggestion.他把警告说成友好的建议。
- be couched in
- 以…措辞表达;带有…色彩
- The official reply was couched in vague language.官方答复措辞含糊。
Idioms & figurative uses
- couch in
- 以…方式表达;措辞为She couched her request in very polite terms.她以非常礼貌的措辞提出请求。
Pop culture & quotes
- Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把couch联想成沙发:躺在沙发上是躺下、倚靠,蜷身是蹲伏;把话“放”进某种措辞里,也是couch。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:学术写作、正式声明、文学评论 作为动词表示“措辞、表达”时,多用于正式书面语,比较常见于学术写作、新闻或官方声明中,常用“以某种方式表达”的被动结构;日常口语较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 couch /kaʊtʃ/ 押韵的词有 ouch、vouch、pouch、slouch、crouch,均读 /aʊtʃ/。注意 touch 拼写也以 -ouch 结尾,但读 /tʌtʃ/,并不押韵,需特别记忆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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