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 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。
• Qixi and hundreds of other Chinese love stories from the ancient times have couched in euphemism and restrained expression_rs.
  七夕和数以百计的其它的中国爱情故事却蕴涵着委婉与含蓄的表达方式。
• Her refusal is couched in carefully language.
  她小心措词表示拒绝。
• This decision is couched in this forms.
  该决议以这种形式表达。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。