Recherche parmi différents professeurs en Anglais…
youkoufiona
couch
GoPro couched the layoff and executive announcements in a release touting a 33% year-over-year increase in camera unit sales on its website between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday, suggesting a promising start to holiday sales.
What does "couch" mean? Thanks.
30 nov. 2016 19:46
Réponses · 8
3
'Couch' in this example means  they expressed bad news in diplomatic terms so as to make it seem not so bad. 
This is probably the most common use of the verb. I see it a lot in business, government and legal writing. 
To sum up, couch as a verb means to say things in a certain way. That's the best that I can describe it.
30 novembre 2016
It means to say something or to express something. Not very commonly used, though.
30 novembre 2016
Usually you hear "couch" used as a verb when someone is trying to say something in a specific manner ex: "the comments were couched in strong terms". So in this case, GoPro was trying to offset the bad news of the layoffs by putting it in a report that focused more on increase in sales.
30 novembre 2016
I agree with Sattik, not a common use of the verb.
30 novembre 2016
Vous n'avez pas encore trouvé vos réponses ? 
Écrivez vos questions et profitez de l'aide des locuteurs natifs !
youkoufiona
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Anglais
Langue étudiée
Anglais
Articles qui pourraient te plaire

🎃 October Traditions: Halloween, Holidays, and Learning Portuguese
23 j'aime  ·  7 Commentaires

The Curious World of Silent Letters in English
27 j'aime  ·  12 Commentaires

5 Polite Ways to Say “No” at Work
30 j'aime  ·  7 Commentaires
Plus d'articles