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

• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• Even when couched in diplomatic terms, these reveal differences of policy and, more deeply, of national cultures.
  尽管使用了外交辞令，这些指责还是暴露了政策上的差异，以及更深层次的国家文化的差异。
• 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 announcement followed an interior ministry statement couched as both an appeal and a warning.
  此前内政部发表了一份声明，被视为既是呼吁，又是警告。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• They couched criticisms in factual language.
  他们用事实的语言表达了批评。
• His thoughts were couched in beautiful language.
  他以美好的语言表达自己的思想。
• 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。