couched

英 [kaʊtʃt]

美 [kaʊtʃt]

v.  (用某种文体或方式)表达，措辞
couch的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• 长沙发;长榻
  Acouchis a long, comfortable seat for two or three people.
• (病人接受检查或治疗时的)诊察台
  Acouchis a narrow bed which patients lie on while they are being examined or treated by a doctor.
• VERB (以某种语言风格)表达，措词
  If a statementis couched ina particular style of language, it is expressed in that style of language.
  1. The new centre-right government's radical objectives are often couched in moderate terms...
     新的中右翼政府经常以温和的语言表述其激进的目标。
  2. This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.
     这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。

双语例句

• Even when couched in diplomatic terms, these reveal differences of policy and, more deeply, of national cultures.
  尽管使用了外交辞令，这些指责还是暴露了政策上的差异，以及更深层次的国家文化的差异。
• During the civil-rights era, segregationists often couched their position as a defence of "states'rights";
  在民权时代，种族隔离主义者常常隐晦地表示，他们是在捍卫“各州的权利”；
• His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
  他以美好的语言表达自己的思想。
• Hookins made a speech couched in a happy vein.
  霍金斯愉快地讲了话。
• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• One is couched in terms of advantage to population.
  一种答案是依据对种群的有利条件来表述的。
• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.
  这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The refusal was couched in friendly language.
  他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。
• The reply was couched in somewhat unbusinesslike terms. a not felicitously chosen word.
  回信的措词有些不合商业常规。一个用得不恰当的词。
• The booklet was couched in legal jargon.
  这本小册子是用法律界的行话写成的。