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mattress

/ma-tris/US // ˈmæ trɪs //UK // (ˈmætrɪs) //

褥子,垫子,床垫,褥疮

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a large pad for supporting the reclining body, used as or on a bed, consisting of a quilted or similarly fastened case, usually of heavy cloth, that contains hair, straw, cotton, foam rubber, etc., or a framework of metal springs.
    • : air mattress.
    • : a mat woven of brush, poles, or similar material, used to prevent erosion of the surface of dikes, jetties, embankments, dams, etc.
    • : a layer of concrete placed on bare ground, as to provide a footing; mat.
    • : a layer of any material used to cushion, protect, reinforce, or the like.

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Examples

  • Personnel have been trained how to handle stranded dolphins using special ambulances equipped with water and mattresses.

  • Queen mattresses clock in at 60 inches wide by 80 inches long.

  • For a fraction of the cost of the bed, you can add years of life to your mattress by protecting it with the right mattress protector.

  • I moved into Borough Hall and put a mattress on the floor and I slept here and I used it as a mobilization from my office in Borough Hall.

  • From DTC mainstays like Quip and Lola to newcomers like Modern Fertility and mattress brand Big Fig, more brands are turning to Walmart — both its stores and growing e-commerce marketplace — as an important tool for growth.

  • “In the case of Ebola, a blood-splattered mattress may need to be thrown away,” he writes in another section.

  • She maintains that her mattress-carrying stunt is an “art piece,” not a protest.

  • Matthew complained about his jail-issued coveralls and the mattress in his cell after he was captured in Texas.

  • You tell Hassan to have the Iraqi army soldiers check the mattress.

  • The mother unties the palm staves from the mattress, then takes the nylon ropes and ties the mattress to the boat.

  • She folded them tightly in a handkerchief, and thrust the parcel as far as her arm could reach between the mattress and the bed.

  • Have both a feather bed and a mattress upon the bedstead, that she may place whichever she prefers uppermost.

  • The peasant woman went on her way meditating in what old stocking or under what mattress she should hide her two gold pieces.

  • Mata assisted him to slip down carefully between the mattress and the thin coverlid.

  • Then Kari swung his trunk around, pulled down the mattress from his back, and putting it on the ground tried to step on it.