Couch



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 长沙发, 睡椅
• ［英］ n. 长沙发, 睡椅 ( sofa; divan)
• ［记］ 比较: coach ( 长途公共汽车, 教练)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French cucher, from Latin collocare to set in place — more at collocate
• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
  • 2. to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals
  • 3. to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use
  • 4. to phrase or express in a specified manner <the comments were couched in strong terms
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to lie down or recline for sleep or rest
  • 2. to lie in ambush

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English couche bed, from Anglo-French kuche, from cucher
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. an article of furniture for sitting or reclining
  • b. a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis
• 2. the den of an animal (as an otter)

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