couch
couch — noun
1. a cushioned piece of furniture with a back and arm supports, long enough for sev
a cushioned piece of furniture with a back and arm supports, long enough for several people to sit or recline on.
After a long day at work, Yael stretched out on the couch.
stretch out on the couch — lie down fully
Felix bought a new gray couch for the living room.
buy a couch for [room]
Piling onto the couch, the children watched a movie together.
Eshe sat on the couch reading a novel in the afternoon light.
The old couch in the corner was covered in colorful cushions.
文法句型
a/the + couch
on a/the couch
用法筆記
In American English, couch is the everyday word; sofa is slightly more formal. In British English, sofa is more common than couch.
常見錯誤
2. a long, flat-topped bed found in medical clinics, where patients lie down to be
a long, flat-topped bed found in medical clinics, where patients lie down to be examined or treated during a visit.
The nurse asked Sahil to lie down on the examination couch.
examination couch
Dr. Nakamura checked the patient while he sat on the edge of the couch.
The therapy room had a leather couch where clients could recline during sessions.
Henrik felt nervous as he waited on the doctor's couch for the test results.
Lying on the treatment couch, Valentina stared at the ceiling tiles.
- examination table
more general term; often used in clinics, not just for reclining but also for sitting
- therapy couch
specifically for psychological or physical therapy sessions
文法句型
on the couch
examination couch
doctor's couch
用法筆記
Frequently used in the phrases examination couch, treatment couch, or doctor's couch. In therapy contexts, it may also be called a psychoanalytic couch.
couch — verb
1. to say or write something using words of a particular kind, usually in order to
to say or write something using words of a particular kind, usually in order to make it sound less direct or more careful — for example, couching criticism in a polite question, or couching bad news in encouraging terms.
Hannah's complaint to the landlord about the broken heater was couched in polite language to avoid conflict.
passive: be couched in + [adjective] + language
Haruto couched his criticism in the form of a question.
couch something in the form of
Eve's refusal was couched in such kind terms that no one felt hurt.
The manager couched the bad news in encouraging words.
Kabir couched the proposal in very general terms to avoid disagreement.
文法句型
be couched in + [adjective] + language/terms/words
couch something in
用法筆記
Almost always followed by in + a noun phrase describing the manner of expression (language, terms, words, form). Frequently passive. The active form (couch + object + in...) is less common but acceptable.