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

• 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。
• 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 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。
• His reply was couched in polite terms.
  他以客气的言词回答。
• The refusal was couched in friendly language.
  他用友善的语言表达了拒绝之意。
• 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。
• His letter was couched in conciliatory terms.
  他那封信里使用了表示和解的言辞。
• I couched criticism on him in tactful language.
  我用得体的语言向他提出了批评。
• 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。
• 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。