couchette

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cou·chette /kuːˈʃet/ noun [countable] British English  TTTa narrow bed that folds down from the wall in a train, or a comfortable seat on a night train or boat 〔火车上的〕可折叠卧铺；〔夜班火车、轮船的〕软座 → sleeping car

Examples from the Corpus

couchette• It is a moment before the long hours in cramped quarters, which makes up spending a night in a couchette.• She sat on the opposite couchette and picked up the paperback he had been reading.• Graham tossed the paperback on to the opposite couchette and made his way to the dining car.Origin couchette (1900-2000) French “small bed”

cou·chette nounChineseSyllable  

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couchette
cou‧chette /kuːˈʃet/ noun [countable] British Englisha narrow bed that folds down from the wall in a train, or a comfortable seat on a night train or boat ⇨ sleeping car

couch·etteBrE /kuːˈʃet/ 🔊NAmE /kuːˈʃet/ 🔊 nouna narrow bed on a train, that folds down from the wall （列车上的）折叠式卧铺