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

WORD ORIGINsofa

Origin:

1600-1700 Arabic suffah ‘long seat’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He looked very big filling up that little sofa.
If they sat on a sofa, they sat close together; often they shared an armchair.
Instead, I took my shoe off and lay down on the sofa.
On the table in front of the sofa was a vase holding four pink roses, the blooms in various stages of uncurled perfection.
She retreated back downstairs, and climbed on to the mildewed sofa, hugging her knees up to her chin.
Then Stan rises from the sofa and goes outside for a cigarette.
Whitlock smiled at her then looked beyond her at the couple on the sofa.

WORD SETS► Furniture

antique, nounarm, nounarmchair, nounback, nounbeanbag, nounbed, nounbedhead, nounbedpost, nounbedstead, nounbookcase, nounbookshelf, nounbuffet, nounbunk, nounbureau, nouncanopy, nouncard table, nouncarrycot, nouncart, nouncatchall, nounchair, nounchaise longue, nounchesterfield, nounchest of drawers, nouncoat rack, nouncoatstand, nouncoffee table, nouncommode, nouncot, nouncouch, nouncounter, nouncupboard, noundeckchair, noundesk, noundining table, noundivan, noundouble bed, noundrawer, noundresser, noundustsheet, nouneasy chair, nounescritoire, nounfireguard, nounfirescreen, nounfitment, nounfitted, adjectivefloor lamp, nounfoldaway, adjectivefolding, adjectivefootrest, nounfootstool, nounfour-poster bed, nounfuton, nounGeorgian, adjectivegramophone, noungrandfather clock, noungrate, nounhat stand, nounheadboard, nounheadrest, nounhighboy, nounhighchair, nounhorsehair, nounhot tub, nounhutch, nounJacuzzi, nounlamp, nounlampshade, nounlawn chair, nounleg, nounlooking glass, nounlove seat, nounmattress, nounnightlight, nounnightstand, nounoccasional table, nounottoman, nounpadded, adjectivepedestal, nounpouffe, nounradiogram, nounrocker, nounrocking chair, nounrococo, adjectiveseat, nounsettee, nounshelf, nounshelving, nounsideboard, nounslipcover, nounsofa, nounsofa bed, nounsprung, adjectivestand, nounstandard lamp, nounstool, nounstuffing, nounsuite, nounswivel chair, nountable, nountallboy, nountea chest, nounthree-piece suite, nounthrone, nountwin bed, noununit, nounupholster, verbupholstery, nounveneer, nounveneered, adjectivewardrobe, nounwashstand, nounwaterbed, nounWelsh dresser, nounwindow seat, nounwork-surface, nounwriting desk, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chair/bed/sofa etc

· Is that chair comfortable?

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► comfortable

· He shuffled over towards the corner and collapsed on to a comfortable sofa.· A television set is in the center of comfortable chairs and sofas.· They put Catherine on a comfortable sofa, cleaned her wound and fed her with cakes and wine.· It was more comfortable than the sofa upstairs.· They were in a rest area, with comfortable chairs and sofas arranged round coffee tables.· There were the battered lockers, the comfortable chairs and sofas that lacked some of their stuffing.· The comfortable chairs and sofa are covered in a shiny white chintz with purple thistle motifs.· Dexter tapped his fingers on the tubular arms of his chair, thinking how much more comfortable his sofa was at home.

► convertible

· Accommodation 90 apartments with one bedroom plus lounge with two convertible sofas, cooking facilities, bathroom and terrace.· The rooms are equipped with bathrooms and convertible sofas for parents who want to stay with their children.· A one-bedroomed apartment for 3 with convertible sofa in the lounge.· Drago Accommodation 261 rooms with bath/shower, terrace, kitchenette and lounge with convertible sofa.· Tenbel Saver Accommodation Rooms allocated will have bath/shower, kitchenette and lounge with convertible sofa.· One-bedroomed apartments for three with convertible sofa in the lounge plus an extra bed for a child under 11 available.

NOUN► bed

· Half board prices are based on twin rooms which can take two extra sofa beds.· People who live near a corner where another so-and-so has abandoned a grotty sofa bed.· The apartments themselves sleep 2-4 people in one twin-bedded room and a lounge-diner with sofa beds.· Accommodation 294 one-bedroomed apartments with bath/shower, kitchenette, terrace and lounge with two sofa beds.· She helped him to his sofa bed in the living room, and he still did not wake up.· The third or fourth bed may be a sofa bed in some cases.· The company also has a selection of folding beds, sofa beds, bunks, traditional and continental headboards and pillows.

► cushion

· Flinging himself on the carpet, he buried his head wretchedly in the sofa cushions.

► leather

· The only soft, welcoming touch is a black leather sofa.· Half way through our second drink he attacked like a hawk, the cavernous leather sofa almost swallowing me.· He returned and sat on his cold, leather sofa flicking channels.· It featured a contemporary black leather sofa, state-of-the-art entertainment center and a gigantic pool table.· Camel-backed 7-foot red leather sofa, $ 1, 095.

VERB► lie

· Miguel picked up his guitar from where it was lying on the sofa so that she could sit down.· Instead, I took my shoe off and lay down on the sofa.· We found Linton alone, lying on a sofa.· We went back into the living room and I lay down on the sofa.· I lay down on the sofa and yawned.· Peter was lying on the sofa in the room behind.· Mama lay down on the sofa in the living room.

► look

· She shook her head free of his grip, and sat further away on the sofa, looking at him with detachment.· Baudelaire curled up on the chintz sofa and looked doleful.· She hadn't moved from the sofa and didn't look up when he pushed open the door.· Night after night I sat on the sofa looking out to sea, the way Francis had.

► sink

· And it's also very comfortable so you can sink into the sofa and watch television.· He is a miserable drunk, sunk into the dressing-room sofa.· She sank down on to the sofa, breathing deeply to steady herself.· Feeling as though she had been punched in the stomach, she staggered into the drawing-room and sank on to the sofa.

► sit

· If they sat on a sofa, they sat close together; often they shared an armchair.· Ernie sat down on the sofa.· Occasionally too she would simply sit crouched on the sofa and weep silently, her hands pressed to her cheeks.· Claude and Ruth were talking quietly with Pat, who sat cross-legged on the sofa.· He sat down on a sofa which he realised was slightly longer than his cubicle in the lodging house.· I sat on the sofa in the dark and ate the roll, feeling bizarrely that I was a thief.· She noticed Kattina sat on the low sofa beside her, and sat unnecessarily close.· I sat on a leather-covered sofa that had rents in it.

► sitting

· There I found a respectable-looking woman of middle age sitting on a sofa, sniffing tobacco.· The white-haired man, bright-eyed, veined, ancient, was sitting on a sofa, drink in hand.· The two other boys were sitting neatly on a sofa in the distance but they failed to acknowledge them.· When I knocked at the new door and got no response, I opened it and saw Minna sitting on the sofa.· He was sitting on a sofa outside the lecture-room, smoking a cigarette.· She really thought she was sitting on the sofa in her living room.· Mrs Wilson was sitting on the sofa, smiling foolishly at him.· He was already inside, back in the living room, probably, sitting on the sofa.

► sleep

· It's so loud some nights I've got to go downstairs and sleep on the sofa.· Ruth slept on a sofa downstairs.· When she stayed in the Berry chalet she slept on the living-room sofa.· He slept well on the sofa.· I slept on the sofa in the front room.· Said could he sleep on the sofa a couple've nights.· He was to sleep on the sofa.· She decided to sleep on the sofa so as not to miss anything.

► slump

· Louis and Madeleine were slumped on the sofa by the fireplace.· He was slumped on the sofa, staring straight ahead.

► watch

· And it's also very comfortable so you can sink into the sofa and watch television.· The shift finishes at 2.30am, just as Britain is washing up or settling down on the sofa to watch the telly.· She went into the living room and flopped on to the sofa to watch television.

单词	sofa
释义	sofaso‧fa /ˈsəʊfə $ ˈsoʊ-/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsofa Origin: 1600-1700 Arabic suffah ‘long seat’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He looked very big filling up that little sofa. If they sat on a sofa, they sat close together; often they shared an armchair. Instead, I took my shoe off and lay down on the sofa. On the table in front of the sofa was a vase holding four pink roses, the blooms in various stages of uncurled perfection. She retreated back downstairs, and climbed on to the mildewed sofa, hugging her knees up to her chin. Then Stan rises from the sofa and goes outside for a cigarette. Whitlock smiled at her then looked beyond her at the couple on the sofa. word sets WORD SETS► Furniture antique, nounarm, nounarmchair, nounback, nounbeanbag, nounbed, nounbedhead, nounbedpost, nounbedstead, nounbookcase, nounbookshelf, nounbuffet, nounbunk, nounbureau, nouncanopy, nouncard table, nouncarrycot, nouncart, nouncatchall, nounchair, nounchaise longue, nounchesterfield, nounchest of drawers, nouncoat rack, nouncoatstand, nouncoffee table, nouncommode, nouncot, nouncouch, nouncounter, nouncupboard, noundeckchair, noundesk, noundining table, noundivan, noundouble bed, noundrawer, noundresser, noundustsheet, nouneasy chair, nounescritoire, nounfireguard, nounfirescreen, nounfitment, nounfitted, adjectivefloor lamp, nounfoldaway, adjectivefolding, adjectivefootrest, nounfootstool, nounfour-poster bed, nounfuton, nounGeorgian, adjectivegramophone, noungrandfather clock, noungrate, nounhat stand, nounheadboard, nounheadrest, nounhighboy, nounhighchair, nounhorsehair, nounhot tub, nounhutch, nounJacuzzi, nounlamp, nounlampshade, nounlawn chair, nounleg, nounlooking glass, nounlove seat, nounmattress, nounnightlight, nounnightstand, nounoccasional table, nounottoman, nounpadded, adjectivepedestal, nounpouffe, nounradiogram, nounrocker, nounrocking chair, nounrococo, adjectiveseat, nounsettee, nounshelf, nounshelving, nounsideboard, nounslipcover, nounsofa, nounsofa bed, nounsprung, adjectivestand, nounstandard lamp, nounstool, nounstuffing, nounsuite, nounswivel chair, nountable, nountallboy, nountea chest, nounthree-piece suite, nounthrone, nountwin bed, noununit, nounupholster, verbupholstery, nounveneer, nounveneered, adjectivewardrobe, nounwashstand, nounwaterbed, nounWelsh dresser, nounwindow seat, nounwork-surface, nounwriting desk, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► chair/bed/sofa etc · Is that chair comfortable? COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► comfortable · He shuffled over towards the corner and collapsed on to a comfortable sofa.· A television set is in the center of comfortable chairs and sofas.· They put Catherine on a comfortable sofa, cleaned her wound and fed her with cakes and wine.· It was more comfortable than the sofa upstairs.· They were in a rest area, with comfortable chairs and sofas arranged round coffee tables.· There were the battered lockers, the comfortable chairs and sofas that lacked some of their stuffing.· The comfortable chairs and sofa are covered in a shiny white chintz with purple thistle motifs.· Dexter tapped his fingers on the tubular arms of his chair, thinking how much more comfortable his sofa was at home. ► convertible · Accommodation 90 apartments with one bedroom plus lounge with two convertible sofas, cooking facilities, bathroom and terrace.· The rooms are equipped with bathrooms and convertible sofas for parents who want to stay with their children.· A one-bedroomed apartment for 3 with convertible sofa in the lounge.· Drago Accommodation 261 rooms with bath/shower, terrace, kitchenette and lounge with convertible sofa.· Tenbel Saver Accommodation Rooms allocated will have bath/shower, kitchenette and lounge with convertible sofa.· One-bedroomed apartments for three with convertible sofa in the lounge plus an extra bed for a child under 11 available. NOUN► bed · Half board prices are based on twin rooms which can take two extra sofa beds.· People who live near a corner where another so-and-so has abandoned a grotty sofa bed.· The apartments themselves sleep 2-4 people in one twin-bedded room and a lounge-diner with sofa beds.· Accommodation 294 one-bedroomed apartments with bath/shower, kitchenette, terrace and lounge with two sofa beds.· She helped him to his sofa bed in the living room, and he still did not wake up.· The third or fourth bed may be a sofa bed in some cases.· The company also has a selection of folding beds, sofa beds, bunks, traditional and continental headboards and pillows. ► cushion · Flinging himself on the carpet, he buried his head wretchedly in the sofa cushions. ► leather · The only soft, welcoming touch is a black leather sofa.· Half way through our second drink he attacked like a hawk, the cavernous leather sofa almost swallowing me.· He returned and sat on his cold, leather sofa flicking channels.· It featured a contemporary black leather sofa, state-of-the-art entertainment center and a gigantic pool table.· Camel-backed 7-foot red leather sofa, $ 1, 095. VERB► lie · Miguel picked up his guitar from where it was lying on the sofa so that she could sit down.· Instead, I took my shoe off and lay down on the sofa.· We found Linton alone, lying on a sofa.· We went back into the living room and I lay down on the sofa.· I lay down on the sofa and yawned.· Peter was lying on the sofa in the room behind.· Mama lay down on the sofa in the living room. ► look · She shook her head free of his grip, and sat further away on the sofa, looking at him with detachment.· Baudelaire curled up on the chintz sofa and looked doleful.· She hadn't moved from the sofa and didn't look up when he pushed open the door.· Night after night I sat on the sofa looking out to sea, the way Francis had. ► sink · And it's also very comfortable so you can sink into the sofa and watch television.· He is a miserable drunk, sunk into the dressing-room sofa.· She sank down on to the sofa, breathing deeply to steady herself.· Feeling as though she had been punched in the stomach, she staggered into the drawing-room and sank on to the sofa. ► sit · If they sat on a sofa, they sat close together; often they shared an armchair.· Ernie sat down on the sofa.· Occasionally too she would simply sit crouched on the sofa and weep silently, her hands pressed to her cheeks.· Claude and Ruth were talking quietly with Pat, who sat cross-legged on the sofa.· He sat down on a sofa which he realised was slightly longer than his cubicle in the lodging house.· I sat on the sofa in the dark and ate the roll, feeling bizarrely that I was a thief.· She noticed Kattina sat on the low sofa beside her, and sat unnecessarily close.· I sat on a leather-covered sofa that had rents in it. ► sitting · There I found a respectable-looking woman of middle age sitting on a sofa, sniffing tobacco.· The white-haired man, bright-eyed, veined, ancient, was sitting on a sofa, drink in hand.· The two other boys were sitting neatly on a sofa in the distance but they failed to acknowledge them.· When I knocked at the new door and got no response, I opened it and saw Minna sitting on the sofa.· He was sitting on a sofa outside the lecture-room, smoking a cigarette.· She really thought she was sitting on the sofa in her living room.· Mrs Wilson was sitting on the sofa, smiling foolishly at him.· He was already inside, back in the living room, probably, sitting on the sofa. ► sleep · It's so loud some nights I've got to go downstairs and sleep on the sofa.· Ruth slept on a sofa downstairs.· When she stayed in the Berry chalet she slept on the living-room sofa.· He slept well on the sofa.· I slept on the sofa in the front room.· Said could he sleep on the sofa a couple've nights.· He was to sleep on the sofa.· She decided to sleep on the sofa so as not to miss anything. ► slump · Louis and Madeleine were slumped on the sofa by the fireplace.· He was slumped on the sofa, staring straight ahead. ► watch · And it's also very comfortable so you can sink into the sofa and watch television.· The shift finishes at 2.30am, just as Britain is washing up or settling down on the sofa to watch the telly.· She went into the living room and flopped on to the sofa to watch television. a comfortable seat with raised arms and a back, that is wide enough for two or three people to sit on SYN couch, settee British English
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