| 单词 | couch potato |
| 释义 | couch potato noun[C] informaldisapprovinguk/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪ.təʊ/us/ˈkaʊtʃ pəˌteɪ.t̬oʊ/apersonwhowatchesa lot oftelevisionand does not have anactivelife “沙发土豆”，爱窝在沙发里看电视的人，老看电视机的人Laziness and lazy people
couch potato| American Dictionarycouch potato noun[C] us/ˈkɑʊtʃ pə·teɪ·t̬oʊ/infmlapersonwhositsandwatchesa lot oftelevisionand does not have anactivelife Examplesofcouch potatocouch potato We have heard a great deal about the ascendancy of the "couchpotato" society in recent years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A person who lives a sedentary lifestyle may colloquially be known as a "couchpotato". From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The episode featured female cheerleaders competing against malecouchpotatosports fans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was the equivalent of acouchpotato. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is often used as a pejorative; related terms for a person seen to be lazy includecouchpotato, slacker, and bludger. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The brush coat is generally considered to be more of acouchpotatothan the horse coat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Paradoxically, this logic proceeds to make thecouchpotatoor armchair traveller a potentially formidable player of nomadism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This was controversial among professional surfers because it would put somecouchpotatointo a contest which had, at the time, the second-highest prize money on the world tour. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I am particularly concerned about the fact that we seem to have become a nation of couch potatoes—hugely unfit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is she doing to transform our teenage girls from a generation of couch potatoes to young fit women with high self-esteem and confidence? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The benefit to health is also extremely important because, sadly, we are producing a nation of couch potatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do not do that, we will have a nation of couch potatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems that we are producing a whole new generation of couch potatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are increasingly becoming a nation of couch potatoes, and in addition women are discouraged from taking up serious sport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless we have such a culture, we shall always have the problems associated with couch potatoes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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