couchette

IPA/kuːˈʃet/
KK[kˌuʃˈɛt]IPA/kuːˈʃet/

couchette — 名詞

  • couchettesingular
  • couchettesplural

1. a sleeping place on a train or boat that is folded up or changed back into seati

1.名詞B2
釋義

臥鋪床位

可收折成座位的單人床位

a sleeping place on a train or boat that is folded up or changed back into seating in the daytime

例句

Lien pulled down the couchette before the train left Prague.

Lien 在火車離開布拉格前把臥鋪床位放了下來。

pull down a couchette before sleeping

After breakfast, the attendant turned each couchette back into a seat.

吃完早餐後，列車員把每個臥鋪床位重新收成座位。

turn a couchette back into a seat

常見搭配
  • upper couchette
  • lower couchette
  • pull down a couchette
  • turn a couchette into a seat
同義詞
  • berth

    the standard transport word for an individual sleeping place on a train or ship

  • bunk

    broader term for a narrow built-in bed; not specific to rail travel

用法筆記

Distinguish from noun/2: this use points to one passenger's sleeping place, not the whole shared compartment.

常見錯誤

We shared a couchette with four other passengers.
We shared a couchette compartment with four other passengers.
this sense names the bed space itself, not the whole compartment.

2. a section of a European train with several berths where passengers can sleep dur

2.名詞B2
釋義

臥鋪車廂

夜間可睡覺的共用包廂

a section of a European train with several berths where passengers can sleep during the night journey

例句

Aarav shared a six-berth couchette with students on the night train.

Aarav 在夜車上和幾名學生共用一間六鋪臥鋪車廂。

six-berth couchette

Quinn whispered because two strangers were already asleep in the couchette.

Quinn 輕聲說話，因為臥鋪車廂裡已有兩名陌生人睡著了。

常見搭配
  • six-berth couchette
  • share a couchette
  • women-only couchette
  • book a couchette
同義詞

用法筆記

Usually refers to the whole compartment, often shared by four or six passengers. Distinguish from noun/1, which names one upper or lower bed inside it.

常見錯誤

I took the top couchette compartment.
I took the top couchette in the compartment.
the upper or lower bed is sense 1; this sense names the compartment.