英语释义
1. to lay (oneself) down for rest or sleep
The lion couched himself by a tree.
2. to embroider (a design) by laying down a thread and fastening it with small stitches at regular intervals
3. to place or hold level and pointed forward ready for use
Couching his lance, he seated himself firmly in his saddle …
— W. Somerset Maugham
4. to phrase or express in a specified manner
The comments were couched in strong terms.
5. to lie down or recline for sleep or rest
the odd way a camel couches
6. to lie in ambush
The tiger couches in the thick grass, watching its prey move closer.
7. an article of furniture for sitting or reclining
8. a couch on which a patient reclines when undergoing psychoanalysis
9. the den of an animal (such as an otter)
10. receiving psychoanalytic treatment
11. to say or express (something) in a particular way
12. a long piece of furniture on which a person can sit or lie down
13. a piece of furniture for a patient to lie on at a doctor's office
14. a long piece of furniture that a person can sit or lie on
15. to treat (a cataract or a person who has a cataract) by displacing the lens of the eye into the vitreous body
16. an article of furniture used (as by a patient undergoing psychoanalysis) for sitting or reclining
17. receiving psychiatric treatment