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 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。
• 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。
• 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. 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。
• They couched criticisms in factual language.
  他们用事实的语言表达了批评。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• His criticism was couched in very tactful language.
  他的批评措辞很圆滑。