单词	couch
释义	couch1 nouncouch2 verb couchcouch1 /kaʊtʃ/ ●●● S3 noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcouch1 Origin: 1300-1400 French couche, from coucher ‘to lie’, from Latin collocare ‘to put in place’; ➔ COLLOCATE Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES After 20 years on the couch, Richard is finally giving up therapy. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A television set was placed at the end of the purple couch, right at arm level. Benjy pushed the cushions back on to the couch. He staggered round the rear of the couch, feet crunching in plaster, and sat down. The couch has been recently reupholstered. The bed has been removed; so has the couch. We bounced, as did the couches. With the arm resting on the couch the force needed to accelerate the arm is coming from the material of the couch. 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 THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► casting · The casting couch, they called it. NOUN► potato · The last thing I want to do is to share a place with a couch potato.· In many cases, Olympian designs serve as the basis for apparel that the average couch potato will be able to buy.· And nomatterhow fit you are, you're just as susceptible to the same long-term damage as the average couch potato.· Tired of watching the Grammy Awards as a couch potato?· Skol's sales were up by 4%, thanks largely to demand from couch potatoes.· Nope, we jaded couch potatoes are demanding more.· No more nonstop basketball for couch potato Congressional staff members. VERB► lie · Ten days later, David lay on the battered couch in Laura's consulting room.· Like the stomach surgeon, a psychiatrist can make all sorts of basic assumptions when a patient lies down on the couch.· He smiled contentedly and lay back on the couch.· She was lying on the couch, relaxing, happy to be back with Mel, and working again.· I've cried a lot while lying on that couch and find that the act of crying is a cathartic release.· He undressed, took a Seconal, lay down on the couch.· The most likely source of ignition lay under Grissom's couch where bundles of wires ran across the floor of the capsule.· The man had hurt his leg, and was lying on the couch in a corner. ► sit · He sat on the chintz-covered couch to the side of the fireplace and, leaning his head back, looked about him.· Most nights we sat together on the couch.· Gav and Janice sat on the couch, loosely attired in dressing gowns and watching a video.· You mean we could have just sat on the couch and watched reruns to get the same level of cultural snobbery?· Jamie came in and sat on the couch next to my chair.· Mandy rushed over, and made her sit down on the couch.· He sat back on a couch and shared a story that epitomizes his stature outside of California. ► sitting · BTina, 27, is sitting on a velour couch in her Long Beach apartment.· Instead, I was sitting on my couch examining baseball cards and looking them up in the encyclopedia.· Its lobby was crowded, people discouraged by the weather sitting on fat couches or standing in talkative groups.· Clarisa was sitting on the couch, leaning forward as she played a boxy wooden harp.· His eyes were glued to the two men now sitting on his couch.· They were sitting on the couch, both crying.· Most of the people in the front room were sitting on couches or beanbags.· Sandie, sitting on the couch, looks down at her feet. ► sleep · They both went to bed but Stephen was restless and said he wanted to sleep on the couch.· We slept on couches or on the floor.· After that I slept on a couch in the parlor.· Janir brushed his teeth and got into his sleeping bag on the couch.· He had been living out of his car and sleeping on a couch in the lounge of his old dormitory. ► watch · You mean we could have just sat on the couch and watched reruns to get the same level of cultural snobbery?· Norm and Benjy were on the couch watching television.· Dodge, an old man, sits on a couch drinking whiskey and watching television. 1a comfortable piece of furniture big enough for two or three people to sit on SYN  sofa, settee:  Tom offered to sleep on the couch.2a long narrow bed for a doctor’s or psychiatrist’s patients to lie on couch1 nouncouch2 verb couchcouch2 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE couch Simple Form Present I, you, we, they couch he, she, it couches Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they couched Present perfect I, you, we, they have couched he, she, it has couched Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had couched Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will couch Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have couched Continuous Form Present I am couching he, she, it is couching you, we, they are couching Past I, he, she, it was couching you, we, they were couching Present perfect I, you, we, they have been couching he, she, it has been couching Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been couching Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be couching Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been couching Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It was also couched in language designed to satisfy or at least not to alarm a multitude of constituencies at home. Reporters could not attend meetings, press releases were couched in generalities and favoured the conservative line. The answer to this question needs to be couched as much in curriculum terms as in assessment terms. The Declaration of Rights itself was couched in the language of political conservatism. The language of the Bible is couched in the language of the first century. While the description of the problem is couched in literary terms, hypotheses ought to be couched in operational terms. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► in · At worst a vague objective should be couched in very precise terms.· Most discussions of the chronology of specific artefacts, or artefact-types, of the period are couched in predictably vague terms.· But many statutory duties are couched in quite vague terms which leave it unclear what the duty-bearer must do in concrete situations.· Perhaps it is beyond their intellectual grasp; or maybe the language it is couched in is too complex.· First, they are couched in extremely general terms. NOUN► language · The Declaration of Rights itself was couched in the language of political conservatism.· The language of the Bible is couched in the language of the first century.· Emily Pfeiffer's case for women's education, for example, was couched in language that would appease social Darwinists.· It was all couched in very discreet language, the words never inflammatory.· It was also couched in language designed to satisfy or at least not to alarm a multitude of constituencies at home.· But suppose that these ideas are couched in the language of parable and theology as most believe. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be couched in something At worst a vague objective should be couched in very precise terms. Emily Pfeiffer's case for women's education, for example, was couched in language that would appease social Darwinists. Reporters could not attend meetings, press releases were couched in generalities and favoured the conservative line. The Declaration of Rights itself was couched in the language of political conservatism. The language of the Bible is couched in the language of the first century. The message would be couched in Inquisition language; the Astropath would parrot the words out telepathically. While the description of the problem is couched in literary terms, hypotheses ought to be couched in operational terms. be couched in something formal to be expressed in a particular way:  The offer was couched in legal jargon.
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