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

• Prevarication couched in pious homilies may no longer suffice.
  表述在虔诚的布道中的支吾可能不再足够。
• Hookins made a speech couched in a happy vein.
  霍金斯愉快地讲了话。
• He couched his demands in careful, polite language.
  他用谨慎礼貌的语言陈述了他的要求。
• 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。
• They couched criticisms in factual language.
  他们用事实的语言表达了批评。
• Although it has not made any correction of the letter to the red army, its subsequent directives have not been couched in the same pessimistic tone and its views on the red army's operations now coincide with ours.
  对于红军的这一封信，虽然没有更正，但是后来的指示，就没有那些悲观的论调了，对于红军行动的主张也和我们的主张一致了。
• His reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。
• His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
  他以美好的语言表达自己的思想。
• His letter was couched in conciliatory terms. The police report was filled with weasel words.
  他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞.警察的报告书里充满推托之辞。
• The refusal was couched in friendly language.
  他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。