couch

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復(fù)數(shù):?couches;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?couches;過(guò)去式:?couched;過(guò)去分詞:?couched;現(xiàn)在分詞:?couching;

couch 長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)

來(lái)自拉丁詞collocare, 安排，布置，放下，詞源同allocate。引申義沙發(fā)，床。

couch (v.): c. 1300, "to overlay with gold, inlay," from Old French couchier "to lay down, place; go to bed, put to bed," from Latin collocare "to lay, place, station, arrange," from com- "together" (see com-) + locare "to place" (see locate). Meaning "to put into words" is from 1520s. Related: Couched; couching. Heraldic couchant ("lying down with the head up") is late 15c., from the French present participle.
couch (n.): mid-14c., from Old French couche (12c.) "a bed, lair," from coucher "to lie down," from Latin collocare (see couch (v.)). Traditionally, a couch has the head end only raised, and only half a back; a sofa has both ends raised and a full back; a settee is like a sofa but may be without arms; an ottoman has neither back nor arms, nor has a divan, the distinctive feature of which is that it goes against a wall. Couch potato first recorded 1979.

1. Roy swung his legs carefully off the couch and sat up.: 羅伊小心地把腿挪下沙發(fā)，坐了起來(lái)。

2. We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.: 我們就坐在客廳的沙發(fā)上看電視。

3. She slipped out of the jacket and tossed it on the couch.: 她麻利地脫下夾克，扔在了沙發(fā)上。

4. Nicola slowly draped herself across the couch.: 妮古拉慢慢地靠在了長(zhǎng)沙發(fā)上。