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Definition of armchair in English: armchairnoun ˈɑːmtʃɛːɑːmˈtʃɛːˈɑrmˌtʃɛr 1A large, comfortable chair with side supports for a person's arms. 扶手椅 Example sentencesExamples - The group moved towards the tables, sofas and armchairs at the far corner of the club where the seating area was.
- The studio is furnished with sofas, armchairs and a coffee table - not a desk in sight.
- Office chairs, armchairs, sofas - your back is in peril from all of them.
- We inherited a sofa and a couple of armchairs, as well as a fridge from friends who'd moved out.
- The visitors' lounge turned out to be a kind of living room, with a sofa and a rug and several armchairs.
- On delivery, I discovered that one of the armchairs did not have the footrest feature that I ordered.
- Joe and Hoss took their coffee and sat down in the armchairs on either side of the fireplace.
- Opposite the table was another sitting area, with sofas and armchairs forming three sides of a square.
- Once seated in the armchairs around a blazing fire, they ordered tea and waited silently.
- Immediately upon entering there was a living room, with a sofa and two armchairs.
- We should not sit back in our comfortable armchairs in our secure society and judge them out of context.
- These are like well furnished drawing rooms, equipped with coffee tables and comfortable armchairs.
- Comfortable armchairs and low ottomans ensure visitors enjoy their drinks.
- Simon, seated side by side with his sister in matching armchairs, silently complimented her on her tactfulness.
- They sat, as they always did, in the faded velvet armchairs on either side of the fire.
- The nurse led them towards a comfy looking room, with plenty of armchairs and sofas.
- Central to the room was a conversation sofa, flanked on either side by a suite of comfortable Georgian buttoned leather armchairs.
- Tea served in wicker armchairs at three am gives a colonial feel to the place.
- Two armchairs stood by each side of the hearth and I sat down in one of them to get warm.
- Patients sitting in the comfort of their armchairs are having vital signs monitored in a hi-tech link up with nurses.
- 1.1as modifier Lacking or not involving practical or direct experience of a particular subject or activity.
空想的,空谈的;脱离实际的;无实际经验的;不切实际的 空想旅行家。 Example sentencesExamples - It's like armchair generals who've never served in the armed forces.
- I've turned into an armchair traveler, so I'll update from my red rattan chair.
- The idea of downloading a film rather than trudging off to Blockbusters in the rain is an appealing one for armchair movie fans.
- If there is a blackout of league football next season, even armchair viewers will have to find a new occupation.
- The benefits of the action replay have long been acknowledged by armchair sports fans.
- Sitting on a long couch are three armchair athletes with dour expressions on their faces.
- There has been much armchair speculation on this question, but remarkably little evidence.
- Even the most amateur of armchair psychologists will detect a whiff of over-analysis here.
- Almost all other commentary was grotesque - the work of armchair generals.
- The result is a unique perspective applauded by armchair naturalists in which the stars of the film are also the videographers.
- All of which will make his discomfort even more delicious for us armchair observers to enjoy.
- The event is also being televised to thousands more armchair spectators.
- Unfortunately, what we have here is not simply the ravings of two armchair generals.
- In relation to what Colonel Gardiner told Adams, then, how did we all do as armchair generals?
- He's also something of an armchair psychologist who enjoys reading Freud and other analysts.
- The best book on suicide had already been written, and it considered the subject from much more than an armchair perspective.
- Using recycled paper has become a badge of honour worn proudly by armchair eco-warriors keen to save the planet.
- What do these armchair counter-terrorists propose that Moscow should have done?
- This is probably one reason why, in my opinion, the British are a nation of armchair forecasters.
- Midweek matches often have to compete with big TV games and floating fans appear to be choosing the armchair option.
Definition of armchair in US English: armchairnounˈärmˌCHerˈɑrmˌtʃɛr A comfortable chair, typically upholstered, with side supports for a person's arms. 扶手椅 Example sentencesExamples - Patients sitting in the comfort of their armchairs are having vital signs monitored in a hi-tech link up with nurses.
- Once seated in the armchairs around a blazing fire, they ordered tea and waited silently.
- Simon, seated side by side with his sister in matching armchairs, silently complimented her on her tactfulness.
- The group moved towards the tables, sofas and armchairs at the far corner of the club where the seating area was.
- We inherited a sofa and a couple of armchairs, as well as a fridge from friends who'd moved out.
- Two armchairs stood by each side of the hearth and I sat down in one of them to get warm.
- We should not sit back in our comfortable armchairs in our secure society and judge them out of context.
- Central to the room was a conversation sofa, flanked on either side by a suite of comfortable Georgian buttoned leather armchairs.
- Comfortable armchairs and low ottomans ensure visitors enjoy their drinks.
- Immediately upon entering there was a living room, with a sofa and two armchairs.
- These are like well furnished drawing rooms, equipped with coffee tables and comfortable armchairs.
- The nurse led them towards a comfy looking room, with plenty of armchairs and sofas.
- Office chairs, armchairs, sofas - your back is in peril from all of them.
- Tea served in wicker armchairs at three am gives a colonial feel to the place.
- On delivery, I discovered that one of the armchairs did not have the footrest feature that I ordered.
- The studio is furnished with sofas, armchairs and a coffee table - not a desk in sight.
- The visitors' lounge turned out to be a kind of living room, with a sofa and a rug and several armchairs.
- Joe and Hoss took their coffee and sat down in the armchairs on either side of the fireplace.
- Opposite the table was another sitting area, with sofas and armchairs forming three sides of a square.
- They sat, as they always did, in the faded velvet armchairs on either side of the fire.
adjectiveˈärmˌCHerˈɑrmˌtʃɛr attributive Lacking or not involving practical or direct experience of a particular subject or activity. 空想的,空谈的;脱离实际的;无实际经验的;不切实际的 |