couch something in
collocation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。
措辞；表达
couched — past of couch
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措辞；表达
To phrase or express in a particular style.
She couched her criticism in diplomatic language.
她用外交辞令来表达她的批评。
常用被动语态：be couched in…
躺下；斜靠(在沙发或其他休息处)。
To lie down; to recline (upon a couch or other place of repose).
弯下身体,如在敬畏、疼痛、劳动等情况下；弯腰；蹲伏。
To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
将某物放在床或其他休息处。
To lay something upon a bed or other resting place.
安排或布置得如同在床上。
To arrange or dispose as if in a bed.
couch
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原形
couches
3rd person
第三人称单数
couching
-ing
现在分词
couched
Past
过去式
couched
Past participle
过去分词
She often couches her criticism in gentle words.
她经常用温和的语言表达批评。
He couched on the sofa after dinner.
晚饭后他躺在沙发上。
They are couching their proposal in diplomatic terms.
他们正在用外交辞令提出建议。
常用于表达“表达”或“躺”，及物动词居多。
The cat couched on the sofa all afternoon.
猫在整个下午都躺在沙发上。
The hunter couched in the grass, waiting for the deer.
猎人蹲伏在草丛中，等待鹿的出现。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
他俯身蹲伏，像狮子卧下，又像老狮子；谁能惹他起来？
This famous Bible verse uses 'couched' to describe a lion lying low, and is often read as a metaphor for a powerful leader.
这节著名的经文用 couched 描写狮子伏下身子，常被解读为对强大领袖的比喻。
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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。
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。
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。
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