单词 | couch |
释义 | couch (once / 313 pages) 1n 2n 3v A couch is a sofa — an upholstered piece of furniture that seats more than one person. It's nice to have a couch that's big enough for your whole family to sit on while you watch TV. The word couch comes from the French word coucher, meaning to lie down. Some types of couches are indeed meant for lying down. A psychiatrist's couch, for example, was designed to make patients feel comfortable when discussing their problems. In language, to couch is to phrase your words in a certain manner. If you don't want to hurt your friend's feelings, you should couch your words carefully when you tell her that her everyone is leaving her party early. WORD FAMILYcouch: couched, couches, couching USAGE EXAMPLESIn their first season, they chose Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) There are sweaters and snacks, a handsome Australian neighbor, and a couch. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) In somewhat of a statistical and intellectual improbability, Couch Slouch agrees with both sides. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n an upholstered seat for more than one person Syn|Hypo|Hyper lounge, sofa convertible, sofa bed a sofa that can be converted into a bed daybed, divan bedan armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night divana long backless sofa (usually with pillows against a wall) love seat, loveseat, tete-a-tete, vis-a-vissmall sofa that seats two people setteea small sofa squaba soft padded sofa davenporta large sofa usually convertible into a bed day bed, studio couchconvertible consisting of an upholstered couch that can be converted into a double bed seat furniture that is designed for sitting on 2n a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment 2Hyper bed a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep n a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer 3Hyper flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface v formulate in a particular style or language Syn|Hyper cast, frame, put, redact articulate, formulate, give voice, phrase, word put into words or an expression |
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