| 单词 | chaise longue |
| 释义 | chaise longue (once / 72069 pages) n A chaise longue is a long chair: long enough to sit back and recline in. If you want to take a nap, a chaise longue is just about perfect. This French word has often been misspelled and mispronounced, because it looks so much like chase lounge, and it is the kind of furniture made for lounging. However, the original and correct spelling comes direct from French: chaise longue, which literally means long chair: exactly what it is. A chaise longue is like a recliner, and it can also be called a chaise or a daybed. WORD FAMILYchaise longue USAGE EXAMPLESFor all I know, as I write these words, Nathan Lane is lying dead on a chaise longue on the stage of the Westside Theater. New York Times(Mar 09, 2016) “You know those two chairs I put together when you were making your chaise longue?” Jean Craighead George, On the Far Side of the Mountain(1990) “We have to be very clear here,” he told me, leaning back on his black chaise longue. New York Times(Jun 03, 2015) n a long chair; for reclining Syn|Hyper chaise, daybed chair a seat for one person, with a support for the back |
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