sofa

/ˈsəʊfə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

沙发；长沙发

释义与例句

n. 沙发；长沙发
a long, comfortable, upholstered seat with a back and usually arms, for two or more people
  1. The cat was asleep at one end of the sofa with its tail over its nose.
    猫睡在沙发的一头，尾巴搭在鼻子上。
  2. We chose a grey fabric sofa that would not show marks too easily.
    我们选了一张不容易显出污渍的灰色布艺沙发。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Three people can sit comfortably on the new sofa without crowding one another.
    三个人可以舒适地坐在新沙发上，不会彼此拥挤。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sofa 是带靠背、通常带扶手的多人长沙发；坐在沙发上用 sit on a sofa，需要展开供人睡觉的则叫 sofa bed。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • couch 长沙发；沙发
    sofa 和 couch 都指多人坐的长软椅，在许多语境中可互换；sofa 是英式英语中常见的日常说法，couch 在美式英语中尤其常见。couch 还可指诊疗室里的检查床，而 sofa 通常只指客厅沙发。
    He slept on the couch because his sister was using the spare room. 他睡在长沙发上，因为他姐姐正在用客房。
常见搭配
  • sit on the sofa 坐在沙发上
    We sat on the sofa and watched the rain run down the windows. 我们坐在沙发上，看雨水顺着窗户流下来。
  • a sofa bed 沙发床
    The study contains a sofa bed for friends who stay overnight. 书房里有一张沙发床，供留宿的朋友使用。
  • a three-seater sofa 三人沙发
    A three-seater sofa would be too wide for this narrow living room. 三人沙发对这间狭窄的客厅来说太宽了。