chaise

IPA/ʃeɪz/
KK[ʃˈez]IPA/ʃeɪz/

chaise — 名詞

  • chaisesingular
  • chaisesplural

1. a long chair designed for a person to sit or lie down with their legs stretched

1.名詞B2
釋義

躺椅

可供伸展雙腿躺坐的長椅

a long chair designed for a person to sit or lie down with their legs stretched out, used in gardens, on patios, or beside swimming pools

例句

After lunch, Dahlia stretched out on a chaise by the hotel pool.

用完午餐後，Dahlia 伸展身體躺在飯店泳池旁的躺椅上。

stretch out on a chaise

The garden furniture included two wooden chaises and a small table.

這套庭院家具包含兩張木製躺椅和一張小桌子。

常見搭配
  • sit on a chaise
  • lie on a chaise
  • stretch out on a chaise
  • garden chaise
  • poolside chaise
  • chaise cushion
同義詞
  • chaise longue

    the full original French term for the same piece of furniture

  • sun lounger

    British term for a similar outdoor reclining chair

  • deck chair

    a folding chair used outdoors, usually lighter than a chaise

文法句型

a/the chaise

chaises (plural)

用法筆記

In American English, the term is often written as 'chaise lounge' under the influence of the English word 'lounge', though the original French spelling is 'chaise longue' (meaning 'long chair').

常見錯誤

I sat in a chase by the pool.
I sat in a chaise by the pool.
'chaise' sounds like 'chase' but is a different word. Do not confuse the spelling.
The hotel had chaise lounges by the pool.
The hotel had chaises longues by the pool.
The French phrase 'chaise longue' keeps its original spelling in formal British English, though 'chaise lounge' is common in the US.

2. a light, two-wheeled vehicle that was pulled by one horse in the past, designed

2.名詞C1
釋義

輕便馬車

過去由單匹馬拉的雙輪載客車輛

a light, two-wheeled vehicle that was pulled by one horse in the past, designed to carry one or two passengers on short trips

例句

The painting showed a couple riding in a chaise through the snow.

畫中描繪了一對夫婦乘坐輕便馬車穿過雪地。

riding in a chaise

At the fair, visitors could take a short ride in a restored nineteenth-century chaise.

在博覽會上，訪客可以乘坐修復過的十九世紀輕便馬車兜一小圈。

restored chaise (collocation)

常見搭配
  • horse-drawn chaise
  • ride in a chaise
  • travel by chaise
  • chaise with a folding top
同義詞
  • gig

    a specific type of light, two-wheeled chaise pulled by one horse

  • carriage

    a broader term for any horse-drawn passenger vehicle

  • cabriolet

    a horse-drawn carriage with a folding top, similar to a chaise

文法句型

a/the chaise (historical)

by chaise (mode of transport)

用法筆記

This sense of 'chaise' is almost exclusively historical. Modern speakers are far more likely to use 'carriage' or 'gig' for a two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle.

常見錯誤

She arrived at the ball in a modern chaise.
She arrived at the ball in a carriage.
'chaise' in this sense refers specifically to a historical two-wheeled vehicle; do not use it for modern carriages or automobiles.

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常見搭配

介系詞搭配

  • in a chaise
  • on a chaise