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

• 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。
• His criticism was couched in very tactful language.
  他的批评措辞很圆滑。
• His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
  他以美好的语言表达自己的思想。
• The woman was very good at commending: her orders were all couched in soft-toned imperative sentences.
  女人发号施令的手段很高明，使用的都是口气柔和的祈使句。
• 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。
• This is couched in diplomatic language, but the intention is clear.
  这是措辞在外交辞令，但用意是清楚的。
• His reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。
• The refusal was couched in friendly language.
  他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。
• He couched his demands in careful, polite language.
  他用谨慎礼貌的语言陈述了他的要求。
• 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”；