英语词汇“couch”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

couch

(kouch)

a. A sofa.

b. A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment.

a. The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting.

b. A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate.

3. A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting.

v. couched, couch·ing, couch·es

v.tr.

1. To word in a certain manner; phrase: couched their protests in diplomatic language.

2. To cause (oneself) to lie down, as for rest.

3. To embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals.

4. To spread (grain) on a couch to germinate, as in malting.

5. To lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack.

v.intr.

1. To lie down; recline, as for rest.

2. To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk.

3. To be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation.

[Middle English couche, from Old French culche, couche, from couchier, to lay down, lie down, from Latin collocāre; see COLLOCATE.]

coucher n.

单词	couch
释义	couch (kouch) n. 1. a. A sofa. b. A sofa on which a patient lies while undergoing psychoanalysis or psychiatric treatment. 2. a. The frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting. b. A layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate. 3. A priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting. v. couched, couch·ing, couch·es v.tr. 1. To word in a certain manner; phrase: couched their protests in diplomatic language. 2. To cause (oneself) to lie down, as for rest. 3. To embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals. 4. To spread (grain) on a couch to germinate, as in malting. 5. To lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack. v.intr. 1. To lie down; recline, as for rest. 2. To lie in ambush or concealment; lurk. 3. To be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation. [Middle English couche, from Old French culche, couche, from couchier, to lay down, lie down, from Latin collocāre; see COLLOCATE.] coucher n.
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