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

• The report is diplomatically couched& though from China's perspective, not nearly enough.
  这份报告措辞婉转，虽然在中国看来，一点都不婉转。
• 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。
• Even a tired topic or thesis has some hope of redemption if it is couched in fresh language.
  就算主题是老生常谈，只要技巧性的使用新颖、生动的语句，此文章仍拥有独具一格的新价值。
• Here was a resolution couched in forthright terms.
  这是一项措辞直截了当的决议。
• 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。
• 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。
• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• His reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。
• 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 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。