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chesterfield

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ches·ter·field /ˈtʃestəfiːld $ -ər-/ noun [countable] British English  DHFa soft comfortable sofa, usually covered with leather 〔一般为皮面的〕长沙发
Examples from the Corpus
chesterfieldHereford 1 chesterfield 0, but it should have been more.The pea coats and chesterfields with their velvet collars were crisp and sharp.But even the most recalcitrant could embrace one of the chesterfields or comfy cardigans.He took a hesitant step towards the chesterfield.
Origin chesterfield (1800-1900) Probably from a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield, family of English lords
ches·ter·field nounChineseSyllable
comfortable a sofa, usually with leather covered soft Corpus


chesterfield
chesterfield /ˈtʃestəfiːld $ -ər-/ noun [countable] British English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Probably from a 19th-century Earl of Chesterfield, family of English lords
a soft comfortable sofa, usually covered with leather


ches·ter·fieldBrE /ˈtʃestəfiːld/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtʃestərfiːld/ 🔊 nouna type of sofa that has arms and a back that are all the same height 切斯特菲尔德长沙发(扶手和靠背同高)(CanE) any type of sofa 长沙发