Casting couch
n. 本意就是“角色分配躺椅”, 是一种非正式的用法, 就相当于我们常说的“潜规则”
🧩 词语组成解析
casting
['kɑ:stiŋ]
n. 铸造，铸件;角色分配;投掷;[动]脱落物;
v. 扔掉(cast的现在分词);铸造;投掷;选派演员;
couch
[kaʊtʃ]
n. 长沙发椅，睡椅;（病人受检查时躺的）长榻;麦芽床;涂底，涂层;
vt. 表达;使躺卧;播撒谷物使发芽;
vi. 躺卧;隐蔽，埋伏;使成堆;
🗣️ 情景例句
I'm always in a bad mood on Mondays.
我每个星期一情绪都很低落。
Please don't take offense.I only wanted to tell you what I think.
请别生气我仅仅想要告诉你我的想法。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间，老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人，因为失业的人数一直在增长。