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.
  他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞。
• He couched his request in very polite terms.
  他以非常礼貌的言词表达了自己的要求。
• 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。
• The booklet was couched in legal jargon.
  这本小册子是用法律界的行话写成的。
• The refusal was couched in friendly language.
  他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。
• They couched criticisms in factual language.
  他们用事实的语言表达了批评。
• This decision is couched in this forms.
  该决议以这种形式表达。
• 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。
• 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。
• His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
  他以美好的语言表达自己的思想。