a long comfortable seat with a back and arms, for two or more people to sit on 长沙发 Extra Examplessynonym settee, couchTopics Houses and homesa1She was curled up on the sofa. 她蜷曲在沙发上。 Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather sofa. 埃米跌坐到又软又厚的皮沙发上。 I fell asleep on the sofa. 我在沙发上睡着了。 I might have to hide behind the sofa if the movie gets too scary! 如果电影太恐怖,我可能会躲到沙发后面! I spent the evening sprawled on the sofa, watching TV. 我晚上四肢伸开躺在沙发上看电视。 The convertible sofa means that the apartment can sleep four. 有了这张折叠沙发,公寓可以睡下 4 个人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- battered
- comfortable
- comfy
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- collapse on/onto
- flop (down) on/onto
- settle (down) on
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- bed
- cushion
- on the sofa
- the arm of a/the sofa
- the back of a/the sofa
- the edge of a/the sofa
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Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, based on Arabic ṣuffa.