bivouac

bivouac — 名詞

IPA/ˈbɪvuæk/
KK[bˈɪvwæk]IPA/ˈbɪvuæk/
  • bivouacsingular
  • bivouacsplural

1. a simple outdoor shelter that people make for sleeping in overnight when they do

1.名詞B2
釋義

臨時遮蔽處

無帳篷的戶外臨時棲身處

a simple outdoor shelter that people make for sleeping in overnight when they do not have a proper tent, built from materials such as branches, tarpaulins, snow, or rocks — commonly used by hikers, climbers, and soldiers in the field

例句

The hikers built a bivouac under a rocky overhang before the storm arrived.

健行者在岩壁下方搭建了一處臨時遮蔽處，趕在暴風雨來臨前完成。

collocation: build a bivouac

Soldiers were trained to construct a bivouac from branches and rain ponchos within ten minutes.

士兵們受過訓練，能用樹枝和雨披在十分鐘內蓋好一座臨時遮蔽處。

construct + bivouac + from [materials]

同義詞
  • shelter

    much broader; a bivouac is a specific type of outdoor shelter

  • encampment

    generally larger and more organised than a bivouac

  • lean-to

    a specific roofed structure that may form part of a bivouac but is not synonymous

文法句型

a + bivouac

bivouac + of + [materials]

用法筆記

Commonly used in hiking, mountaineering, and military contexts where a full tent is not available or practical. Unlike a tent, a bivouac in this sense is usually improvised on the spot.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a lightweight bivouac at the camping store' (meaning sense 1, which is an improvised shelter, not a product).
✅I bought a lightweight bivouac tent at the camping store
💡sense 2 refers to the manufactured product; sense 1 refers to an improvised shelter.
❌The team built a bivouac in the garden for the children' (too domestic; bivouac suggests a remote or rugged setting).
✅The team built a bivouac on the mountain ridge
💡bivouac is strongly associated with wilderness or military fieldwork.

2. a compact sleeping shelter made of ultralight cloth, roomy enough for a single a

2.名詞B2
釋義

輕便帳篷

供一兩人躺臥的超輕帳篷

a compact sleeping shelter made of ultralight cloth, roomy enough for a single adult or two people lying side by side, popular among hikers who need to minimise what they carry

例句

Yuki's bivouac weighed only eight hundred grams, perfect for her solo hike through the Alps.

Yuki 的輕便帳篷只有八百公克，非常適合她獨自在阿爾卑斯山健行。

bivouac + weight specification — ultralight context

Diego pitched his bivouac between two pine trees and crawled in before the snow began to fall.

Diego 在兩棵松樹之間搭好他的輕便帳篷，然後在開始下雪前爬了進去。

pitch + a + bivouac

同義詞
  • bivvy bag

    British colloquial term for the same item

  • bivouac sack

    slightly more technical name for the same lightweight shelter

  • tent

    much broader; a bivouac is a smaller, lighter type of tent

文法句型

a + bivouac

bivouac + for + [number] people

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense describes a manufactured piece of camping equipment, not an improvised shelter. It is also known as a bivvy bag or bivouac sack.

常見錯誤

❌The scouts made a bivouac from leaves and sticks' (using sense 2, which refers to a manufactured tent).
✅The scouts made a shelter from leaves and sticks
💡for an improvised structure use sense 1 of bivouac or the general word 'shelter'.
❌I set up my bivouac bag inside my large family tent' (bivouac is the main shelter, not an accessory).
✅I set up my bivouac near the lake
💡treat it as standalone accommodation.

bivouac — 動詞

IPA/ˈbɪv.u.æk/
KK[bˈɪvwæk]IPA/ˈbɪv.u.æk/