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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

pillow

/pil-oh/US // ˈpɪl oʊ //UK // (ˈpɪləʊ) //

枕头,枕木,枕套,枕边人

Related Words

padding填充物,衬垫,填充,垫料cushion垫子,坐垫,靠垫,缓冲bolster长枕头,支持,长枕,长椅headrest头枕,头靠,头枕头,头枕部

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a bag or case made of cloth that is filled with feathers, down, or other soft material, and is used to cushion the head during sleep or rest.
    • : anything used to cushion the head; headrest: a pillow of moss.
    • : Also called lace pillow. a hard cushion or pad that supports the pattern and threads in the making of bobbin lace.
    • : a supporting piece or part, as the block on which the inner end of a bowsprit rests.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to rest on or as on a pillow.
    • : to support with pillows.
    • : to serve as a pillow for: She pillowed the child with her body.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to rest as on a pillow.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounsupport
Synonyms
cushion垫子,坐垫,靠垫,缓冲padding填充物,衬垫,填充,垫料bolster长枕头,支持,长枕,长椅headrest头枕,头靠,头枕头,头枕部

Examples

  • So for now, he’s stuck with some students jumping over pillows.

  • Their line now includes weighted robes, weighted sleep masks, sheets, pillows, and more.

  • The more strongly I disidentify, the more likely I am to get rid of that pillow.

  • The problem was that I'd get it all over the pillows and sheets.

  • However, if you’re trying different approaches to improve your sleep—a relaxing pillow spray, avoiding screens before bed, or winding down with a warm shower—a tracking app can help you figure out what works best for you.

  • The forums and message boards all cite “waking up to loose strands on your pillow” as a real indicator of significant hair loss.

  • I moved my head one inch off the pillow to find out which it was, and something growled.

  • We were about to go to sleep, but I decided to tease him about his weird habit of having the pillow a certain way on the bed.

  • Her pillow talk with Coulson when they were lovers for six years had never included mention of it.

  • Her demand was simple: I will not marry Loras Tyrell (i.e., the “renowned pillow-biter” to whom Papa Tywin has betrothed her).

  • At last Aristide fed him desperately, dandled him eventually to sleep, and returned to an excited pillow.

  • She suddenly sank back upon the pillow and gave up to bitter anguish, when she recalled what had followed.

  • Hilda bent over her trembling head whose right side pressed upon the pillow.

  • Mafuta rose and left the tent, and Tom, turning on his side, observed the Bible lying on the pillow.

  • She had sunk down beside the bed, her head was buried in the pillow; she was sobbing wildly.

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