The alcove held a couch.是什么意思？

The alcove held a couch.

这凹进去的地方有一张长沙发.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

alcove

n. 凹室，壁龛，（花园）凉亭，<古>僻静处；

例句
Set into an alcove under the side deck is a tiny wash basin.
舷边甲板下面的一个凹处放了一个小小的洗脸盆。

held

v. 拿（ hold的过去式和过去分词 ），举行，保留；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

couch

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；

例句
Roy swung his legs carefully off the couch and sat up.
罗伊小心地把腿挪下沙发，坐了起来。