bunk
bunk — 名詞
- bunksingular
- bunksplural
1. one of a pair of beds built one directly above the other, commonly used in share
雙層床
上下疊放的兩張床之一
one of a pair of beds built one directly above the other, commonly used in shared bedrooms, dormitories, or hostels to save floor space
Quinn sleeps in the bottom bunk, and his younger brother takes the top one.
Quinn 睡在下舖，他弟弟睡在上舖。
collocation: top bunk / bottom bunk
The mountain hostel has twelve bunk beds in one large room, each with a small reading light and a curtain.
這間山區青年旅館的大房間裡有十二張雙層床，每張床都配有閱讀燈和簾子。
bunk bed = two bunks stacked
When the grandchildren visit, Salma folds down the spare bunk from the wall of the study.
孫子們來訪時，Salma 從書房的牆上拉下備用的雙層床。
Liang climbed carefully from the top bunk, trying not to wake the person sleeping below him.
Liang 小心翼翼地從上舖爬下來，盡量不吵醒睡在他下面的人。
A wooden ladder leads up to the upper bunk, which has a safety rail along the side.
一道木梯通往雙層床的上舖，舖位旁裝有安全護欄。
- bunk bed
refers to the whole piece of furniture, not a single sleeping level
文法句型
bunk + bed
top/bottom + bunk
用法筆記
Often used in the compound 'bunk bed' to refer to the whole unit. The individual sleeping levels are called 'top bunk' and 'bottom bunk'.
常見錯誤
2. a sleeping place built into the wall of a ship's cabin, railway carriage, or car
舖位
船或火車上的窄床
a sleeping place built into the wall of a ship's cabin, railway carriage, or caravan — it is usually narrow and may be part of a set of stacked berths
Elena spent the night on the lower bunk of the sleeper train from Kaohsiung to Taipei.
Elena 在從高雄開往台北的臥鋪火車下舖度過了一夜。
collocation: lower bunk / upper bunk
Each cabin on the ferry has four bunks with a privacy curtain and a small shelf for personal items.
渡輪上每個艙房設有四個舖位，配有遮簾和一個小置物架。
Brandon stored his backpack under the bunk and stretched his legs out on the thin mattress.
Brandon 把背包塞到舖位底下，然後在薄床墊上伸了伸腿。
The ship's bunks are narrow but comfortable enough for a two-night journey across the strait.
船上的舖位雖然窄，但對於兩晚的海峽航程來說已經夠舒適了。
Passengers in the couchette car share a compartment with six fold-down bunks and a small table by the window.
臥舖車廂的乘客共用一個包廂，內有六張摺疊舖位和窗邊的一張小桌子。
用法筆記
On ships, 'bunk' and 'berth' are often used interchangeably. On trains, 'bunk' is more common in British English, while 'berth' or 'couchette' may be used in official schedules.
常見錯誤
3. ideas, statements, or information that are stupid, false, or not worth taking se
胡說
荒謬不實的話或想法
ideas, statements, or information that are stupid, false, or not worth taking seriously — often used to dismiss a claim the speaker finds ridiculous
Joshua's teacher told the class that the claim about instant weight-loss pills was complete bunk.
Joshua 的老師告訴全班同學，關於速效減肥藥的說法完全是胡說八道。
intensifier: complete bunk / sheer bunk
Rachid refused to listen to any more of that bunk about the pyramids being built by aliens.
Rachid 拒絕再聽那些關於金字塔是外星人建造的胡說。
The article was full of bunk, yet thousands of people shared it on social media before anyone checked the facts.
那篇文章通篇胡說，卻在有人查證事實之前就有成千上萬人在社群媒體上轉發。
Don't believe that bunk — the exam is not open-book, so you will still need to study the material.
別相信那些鬼話——期末考不是開書考，你還是得好好念書。
A reputable scientist would never publish such bunk in a peer-reviewed journal.
有信譽的科學家絕不會在同行評審的期刊上發表這種胡說。
- truth
factual, reliable information
用法筆記
Informal and mildly dismissive. Stronger than 'nonsense' in some contexts. Can be intensified with 'sheer', 'complete', or 'pure'. Derived from 'bunkum', the original term for empty political speech.
常見錯誤
4. a storage container for fuel, especially at a roadside filling station; also use
油槽
儲存燃料的容器或加油站
a storage container for fuel, especially at a roadside filling station; also used in Indian English to mean a petrol station
Arjun stopped at the petrol bunk on the highway to fill up his scooter before continuing south.
Arjun 在公路上的加油站停下來加滿他的機車，然後繼續往南走。
collocation: petrol bunk (Indian English)
The diesel bunk at the edge of town offers the cheapest fuel in the district.
鎮邊的那個柴油加油站是這一區油價最便宜的。
Truck drivers along this route know which fuel bunk has clean toilets and fresh tea.
這條路線上的卡車司機都知道哪個加油站的廁所乾淨、還有熱茶可以喝。
The farm keeps a small fuel bunk near the barn to power the tractor and the irrigation pump.
農場在穀倉旁設了一個小型油槽，用來給拖拉機和灌溉幫浦加油。
- fuel tank
the general term for the container
- petrol station
British English for a filling station
- gas station
American English for a filling station
用法筆記
In Indian English, 'petrol bunk' is the standard term for a filling station. Outside South Asia, this sense is rare and usually replaced by 'fuel tank', 'petrol station', or 'gas station'.
5. a hasty and secret departure from a place, typically to avoid a difficult situat
溜走
匆忙秘密的離開
a hasty and secret departure from a place, typically to avoid a difficult situation, unpaid debts, or responsibility
The tenant did a bunk at midnight, leaving the furniture and three months of unpaid rent behind.
那名房客半夜開溜，留下了家具和三個月的未繳租金。
fixed phrase: do a bunk (British informal)
When the health inspectors arrived at the restaurant, the manager did a bunk through the back kitchen door.
衛生檢查員抵達餐廳時，經理從後廚房門溜了出去。
The teenager did a bunk from boarding school and hitchhiked all the way back to his hometown.
那個青少年從寄宿學校開溜，一路搭便車回到他的家鄉。
Rather than face his angry neighbours, Mr. Henderson did a bunk and was never seen on this street again.
與其面對憤怒的鄰居，Henderson 先生乾脆開溜，從此再也沒有人在這條街上見過他。
- stay and face
the opposite action: remain to deal with a situation
文法句型
do a bunk
用法筆記
Always used in the fixed phrase 'do a bunk'. Almost exclusively British informal. The idiom carries a sense of dishonesty or cowardice — the person leaves to escape consequence, not just for adventure.
常見錯誤
6. a temporary or improvised sleeping place, built or set up on the spot from simpl
簡易床
臨時搭建的簡陋睡處
a temporary or improvised sleeping place, built or set up on the spot from simple materials when no proper bed is available — for example, a blanket on the floor, a pile of hay in a barn, or a plank between two crates
The hikers built a bunk out of pine branches and spare blankets near the dying campfire.
登山者用松樹枝和多餘的毯子在即將熄滅的營火旁搭了一張簡易床。
collocation: make a bunk out of [materials]
Amihan slept on the rough wooden bunk inside the mountain hut, glad to be out of the wind.
Amihan 在山上小屋粗糙的木床上睡覺，慶幸終於可以避風了。
During the flood relief operation, volunteers slept on canvas bunks set up in the school gymnasium.
水災救援行動期間，志工睡在學校體育館裡搭設的帆布床上。
The cowboy stretched out on the bunk in the back of the wagon, using his saddle as a pillow.
牛仔在馬車後廂的簡易床上伸展開身體，把馬鞍當枕頭用。
7. a long open container used on farms to hold food for livestock, especially cattl
飼料槽
飼養家畜的長形食槽
a long open container used on farms to hold food for livestock, especially cattle, so that several animals can eat from it at the same time
The farmer fills the cattle bunk with hay every morning before the sun comes up.
農夫每天日出前就把乾草裝進牛隻的飼料槽裡。
collocation: cattle bunk
The calves pushed each other aside to reach the grain at the centre of the feed bunk.
小牛們互相推擠，想要搶到飼料槽中央的穀物。
The dairy farm installed concrete feed bunks along both sides of the barn to reduce waste.
這座牧場在牛舍兩側安裝了混凝土飼料槽，以減少浪費。
Every evening the rancher checks the feed bunks to make sure none of the livestock is sick or injured.
牧場主人每晚檢查飼料槽，確保沒有牲畜生病或受傷。
用法筆記
This sense is almost exclusively used in farming and agricultural contexts. A non-farming reader is unlikely to encounter it. The more common word for this object is 'feed trough' or simply 'trough'.
bunk — 動詞
- bunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bunks3rd person singular
- bunking-ing form
- bunkedpast simple
1. to sleep somewhere for the night, especially in a simple or shared bed or at a t
借宿
在臨時處所過夜
to sleep somewhere for the night, especially in a simple or shared bed or at a temporary place such as a friend's house or a cheap lodging
We bunked at a roadside inn after driving through the storm for six hours.
我們在暴風雨中開了六小時的車之後，在一間路邊旅館將就住了一晚。
pattern: bunk at [a place]
Quinn and his teammates bunked in the school gym during the three-day basketball tournament.
Quinn 和他的隊友在三天的籃球錦標賽期間睡在學校體育館裡。
Élise bunked with a friend in a tiny apartment near the university campus until she found her own place.
Élise 在大學附近找到自己的住處之前，先借住在朋友的一間小公寓裡。
During the festival, volunteers bunk in large tents set up in the park behind the main stage.
音樂節期間，志工睡在主舞台後方公園裡搭起的大型帳篷中。
The soldiers bunked in abandoned farmhouses for three nights while crossing the mountain pass.
士兵們穿越山口的三個晚上，都在廢棄的農舍裡將就過夜。
- crash
even more informal; implies a last-minute or unplanned stay
- sleep over
neutral register; mainly used for children or friends
文法句型
bunk + at/in a place
bunk + with someone
用法筆記
Informal and suggests a casual or temporary sleeping arrangement. More commonly used in the past tense ('bunked') than the present. Often implies sharing space or making do with basic accommodation.
常見錯誤
2. to give someone a place to sleep, especially by providing a simple or shared bed
供床位
為某人安排睡覺的地方
to give someone a place to sleep, especially by providing a simple or shared bed in a room, hall, or other space
The charity bunked the homeless families in a heated community hall with camp beds and blankets.
慈善機構在有暖氣的社區禮堂裡為無家可歸的家庭安排了行軍床和毯子。
passive possible: [someone] is bunked in [a place]
The guesthouse owner bunked twelve climbers in one large room on simple wooden beds.
民宿主人讓十二名登山者擠在一間大房間的簡陋木床上過夜。
We can bunk the extra guests on foldable cots in the living room if they don't mind the sofa arrangement.
我們可以把多出來的客人安排在客廳的摺疊床上睡，如果他們不介意睡沙發床的話。
The organisers bunked the volunteers in the school gymnasium on rows of thin mattresses.
主辦單位讓志工睡在學校體育館裡一排排的薄床墊上。
- put up
more common, neutral register
- accommodate
more formal, broader meaning
- house
implies a longer-term arrangement
- turn away
to refuse accommodation to someone
文法句型
bunk + someone + in/at a place
用法筆記
Less common than the intransitive sense. Usually describes the action of an organiser, host, or institution arranging temporary sleeping space for a group of people. Frequently used in the passive voice.