CEFR B2

couch potato

Translation

ソファーに座ってばかりいる人 / 怠け者 / インドア派

Meaning

A person who spends a significant amount of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television or playing video games, with little physical activity.

Examples

My brother turned into a total couch potato after he bought that new gaming console.
My brother turned into a total couch potato after he bought that new gaming console.
She refuses to be a couch potato and insists on hiking every single weekend.
She refuses to be a couch potato and insists on hiking every single weekend.

Definition

A person who spends a significant amount of time sitting or lying down, usually watching television or playing video games, with little physical activity.

意味: ほとんど体を動かさずに、ソファや椅子に座ってテレビを見たりゲームをしたりして、多くの時間を過ごす人のことです。運動不足で怠けている人を指す、やや否定的なニュアンスの言葉です。

Examples / 例文

My brother turned into a total couch potato after he bought that new gaming console. — My brother turned into a total couch potato after he bought that new gaming console.

She refuses to be a couch potato and insists on hiking every single weekend. — She refuses to be a couch potato and insists on hiking every single weekend.

The doctor warned that being a couch potato increases the risk of various health problems. — The doctor warned that being a couch potato increases the risk of various health problems.

How to Use Couch potato

become a couch potato (verb phrase)

To start living a sedentary lifestyle, spending a lot of time inactive. — "After losing his job, he became a couch potato."

total couch potato (adjective phrase)

Describing someone who is extremely inactive and spends most of their time on the sofa. — "My uncle is a total couch potato; he rarely leaves his chair."