lounge
- n. 休闲室
- n. 长沙发
- v. 闲坐, 懒躺
- Definition
- n. a comfortable room for relaxing
- n. a long soft seat
- v. to sit or lie around in a lazy relaxed way
- Example
- We relaxed in the hotel lounge before catching our flight.
- 我们在赶飞机之前先在酒店休息室放松了一下。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a soft, long seat for a living room (noun).
比较义项：可供人坐卧、通常放在客厅里的长软座椅（名词）。
- couch
Couch is the everyday, informal word preferred in American English, closely linked to relaxing casually or watching TV, as in the idiom 'couch potato'.
couch 是美式英语里日常、口语化的说法，常让人联想到随意地放松或看电视，例如习语“沙发土豆（couch potato）”。
He's turning into a real couch potato, glued to the TV every evening.
他快变成一个真正的沙发土豆了，每天晚上都黏在电视机前。
- sofa
Sofa is the more neutral, standard word for this furniture, common in British English and in more formal contexts such as interior design and furniture stores.
sofa 是更中性、更标准的说法，常见于英式英语，也常用在室内设计、家具商店等较正式的场合。
The showroom displayed an elegant leather sofa beside the coffee table.
展示厅里摆着一张优雅的真皮沙发，就放在咖啡桌旁边。
- lounge 本词
Lounge is the word Australians and New Zealanders normally use for this seat instead of couch or sofa; elsewhere it usually names a waiting room, not furniture.
lounge 是澳大利亚、新西兰英语里用来指这种沙发的常用词，代替 couch 或 sofa；在其他地区，lounge 通常指“休息室”这样的房间，而不是家具。
After a long shift, she flopped onto the lounge and switched on the telly.
上完一个长班后，她一屁股瘫坐到沙发上，打开了电视。
Couch, sofa, and lounge all name this furniture, but usage differs by region. Couch is casual American English. Sofa is neutral and standard, common in British English. Lounge is used in Australia and New Zealand; elsewhere it means a waiting room, not compared here.
这三个词在“沙发、长软椅”这个意思上很接近，但地域和正式程度不同：couch 是美式英语里最口语、最随意的说法，常让人联想到窝在沙发上看电视；sofa 是更中性、更通用的说法，常见于英式英语和家具、室内设计语境；lounge 则是澳大利亚、新西兰英语里对沙发的常用说法。这里不比较 lounge 在美式、英式英语中常指的“休息室”这个意思，也不比较 couch 作动词表示“婉转陈述”的用法。