释义 |
couchettecou‧chette /kuːˈʃet/ noun [countable] British English couchetteOrigin: 1900-2000 French ‘small bed’ - Graham tossed the paperback on to the opposite couchette and made his way to the dining car.
- It is a moment before the long hours in cramped quarters, which makes up spending a night in a couchette.
- She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading.
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