Word · Frequency #5447
pillow
枕;垫
核心释义
to rest on or as if on a pillow
- 1.
像在枕头上一样休息。
To rest as on a pillow.
- 2.
像枕头一样休息或依靠
rest on or as if on a pillow
像在枕头上一样休息。;像枕头一样休息或依靠;作...的枕头;垫;枕于
用法In use
She pillowed her head on a soft cushion.
用法提示:pillow作为动词,表示‘将某物枕在…上’。
The child pillowed his head on his backpack and fell asleep.
用法提示:pillow的过去分词形式作谓语,表示‘用…当枕头’。
He pillowed his arm under his head to get comfortable.
用法提示:pillow作为动词,表示‘用…支撑头部’。
pillow your head
pillow one's head on/against sth
作及物动词时,宾语常为head,表示把头部靠在某物上,如同枕在枕头上。
She pillowed her head on a folded sweater.
她把头枕在叠好的毛衣上。
pillow on/against sth
作不及物动词时,主语常为head,表示像枕着枕头一样靠着某处。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pillow one's head on [sth]
- 把头枕在…上
- She pillowed her head on the folded towel.她把头枕在叠好的毛巾上。
- lie pillowed in [sb's] arms
- 枕在某人的怀里
- The baby lay pillowed in her mother's arms.婴儿枕在妈妈的怀里。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- pillow talk
- 枕边话;枕边私语They stayed up late having pillow talk.他们熬到很晚,躺在床上说枕边话。
- pillow one's head on
- 把……当作枕头;枕在……上She pillowed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
pillow 本义是“枕头”,动词就是“枕着休息”:像把脑袋靠在枕头上一样。记住“枕着”就是 pillow,动作即枕靠。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学叙事、正式书面语 动词 pillow 多用于正式或文学性书面语,表示“把头枕在某物上休息”或“像枕在枕头上一样安歇”。日常口语中较少使用,通常说 rest one's head on something 或用名词 pillow。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于被动语态或过去分词形式,例如 'pillowed on'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
pillow 读 /ˈpɪloʊ/。真正押韵的是 billow、willow(均读 /ˈ...ɪloʊ/);bellow、fellow、mellow、fallow 拼写相似但元音不同,分别读 /ˈbeloʊ/、/ˈfeloʊ/、/ˈmeloʊ/、/ˈfæloʊ/,注意不要按拼写误读为 /ˈ...ɪloʊ/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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