couch
couch — 名詞
1. a cushioned piece of furniture with a back and arm supports, long enough for sev
沙發
可坐可躺的長椅
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.
辛苦工作了一整天後，Yael 在沙發上伸懶腰休息。
stretch out on the couch — lie down fully
Felix bought a new gray couch for the living room.
Felix 為客廳買了一張新的灰色沙發。
buy a couch for [room]
Piling onto the couch, the children watched a movie together.
孩子們擠到沙發上一起看電影。
Eshe sat on the couch reading a novel in the afternoon light.
Eshe 坐在沙發上，在午後的陽光下讀小說。
The old couch in the corner was covered in colorful cushions.
角落那張舊沙發上蓋滿了色彩鮮豔的靠墊。
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
診療床
醫療用的窄床
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.
護士請 Sahil 躺在診療床上。
examination couch
Dr. Nakamura checked the patient while he sat on the edge of the couch.
中村醫生一邊檢查病人，一邊讓病人坐在診療床邊。
The therapy room had a leather couch where clients could recline during sessions.
治療室裡有一張皮製診療床，病人可以在療程中躺下休息。
Henrik felt nervous as he waited on the doctor's couch for the test results.
Henrik 躺在醫生的診療床上等待檢驗結果，心裡很緊張。
Lying on the treatment couch, Valentina stared at the ceiling tiles.
Valentina 躺在治療床上，盯著天花板上的磁磚。
- 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 — 動詞
1. to say or write something using words of a particular kind, usually in order to
措辭；表述
以特定方式表達
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.
Hannah 為了避免衝突，用客氣的措辭向房東反映熱水器壞掉的事。
passive: be couched in + [adjective] + language
Haruto couched his criticism in the form of a question.
Haruto 把他的批評包裝成一個問題。
couch something in the form of
Eve's refusal was couched in such kind terms that no one felt hurt.
她的拒絕用了非常友善的措辭，沒有人感到受傷。
The manager couched the bad news in encouraging words.
主管用鼓勵的話來傳達壞消息。
Kabir couched the proposal in very general terms to avoid disagreement.
Kabir 用非常籠統的措辭來提出這項提案，以免引發爭議。
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.