pillow
pillow — 名詞
1. a soft stuffed item, usually covered in cloth, that you put under your head in b
枕頭
睡覺時墊在頭下的軟墊
a soft stuffed item, usually covered in cloth, that you put under your head in bed
Emma hugged the pillow and fell asleep before the movie ended.
Emma 抱著枕頭，在電影還沒播完前就睡著了。
pillow for sleeping in bed
Under his pillow, Daniel hid the letter from summer camp.
Daniel 把夏令營的那封信藏在枕頭底下。
common phrase: under a pillow
The nurse raised Mia's pillow after the dentist pulled her tooth.
牙醫拔完 Mia 的牙後，護理師把她的枕頭墊高了。
On the train, Leo used his coat as a pillow.
在火車上，Leo 把外套拿來當枕頭。
用法筆記
Often modified by words such as feather, soft, travel, or extra. Distinguish from noun sense 2, which is for chairs, sofas, or the floor rather than for sleeping in bed.
常見錯誤
2. a soft stuffed item placed on a chair, sofa, or floor so sitting feels more comf
靠墊；坐墊
放在座位上增加舒適的軟墊
a soft stuffed item placed on a chair, sofa, or floor so sitting feels more comfortable
Grandma put a blue pillow behind her back on the porch swing.
Grandma 在門廊鞦韆上把藍色靠墊放到背後。
pillow behind your back on a seat
Two bright pillows made the old sofa look warmer.
兩個鮮豔的抱枕讓那張舊沙發看起來更溫暖。
decorative pillows on a sofa
Nora carried a floor pillow to the window and sat down.
Nora 抱著一個地板坐墊走到窗邊坐下。
A striped pillow softened the hard wooden bench by the door.
門邊那張硬木長凳放了條紋靠墊後舒服多了。
- cushion
the most general and widely used word for this sense
- throw pillow
usually a small decorative pillow on a sofa or chair
- seat pad
often flatter and made specifically for a chair seat
用法筆記
More usual in North American English. In many other varieties, cushion is the more expected word for this sense, while pillow first suggests the bed item in sense 1.
常見錯誤
pillow — 動詞
1. to place your head or another thing on a soft support, or on something used in t
枕著
把頭或臉枕在支撐物上
to place your head or another thing on a soft support, or on something used in that way
After lunch, Ben pillowed his head on his folded sweater.
午飯後，Ben 把頭枕在折好的毛衣上。
pillow + head + on + support
Taro pillowed his face on the table during the long speech.
冗長的演講中，Taro 把臉枕在桌上。
pillow + face on something
On the bus, Priya pillowed against the window and slept.
在公車上，Priya 把頭靠在窗戶上睡著了。
Mina pillowed her cheek on the toy dog at nap time.
午睡時，Mina 把臉頰枕在玩具狗上。
文法句型
pillow your head on something
pillow your cheek on something
pillow against a window
用法筆記
Usually used with head, cheek, or face, often followed by on or against. Distinguish from verb sense 2, where the supporting thing itself becomes the subject of the sentence.
常見錯誤
2. to be the thing under someone's head, neck, or cheek like a pillow
當枕頭
某物成為頭頸下的支撐
to be the thing under someone's head, neck, or cheek like a pillow
Jake's rolled-up jacket pillowed his neck on the flight home.
返家航班上，Jake 捲起來的外套當了他的頸枕。
supporting object as subject
At camp, Mia's backpack pillowed her head beside the fire.
在營地裡，Mia 坐在火堆旁，把頭枕在背包上。
bag used as the support
The dog's warm side pillowed the child's cheek during the storm.
暴風雨時，那隻狗溫暖的身體側邊成了孩子臉頰下的枕頭。
Folded twice, the towel pillowed Omar's head on the clinic bench.
那條毛巾折了兩次後，在診所長凳上當了 Omar 的枕頭。
文法句型
a jacket pillowed his head
a backpack pillowed her neck
a towel pillowed someone's cheek
用法筆記
The subject is usually a jacket, arm, bag, towel, or another soft object. Less common than verb sense 1 and mostly found in descriptive or literary writing.