| 单词 | hot bunk |
| 释义 | > as lemmashot bunk hot bunk n. originally Navy slang a bunk or bed which is used by different people in turn, esp. as part of a daily shift system; cf. hotbed n. 3. ΚΠ 1939 K. Edwards We dive at Dawn 20 The ‘hot-bunk principle’..is a graphic phrase describing the submarine habit of rolling into the bunk just vacated by the man who has relieved you. 1945 New Castle (Pa.) News 7 July 13/2 Caddedy said his submarine was so crowded by extra passengers they had to sleep in ‘hot bunks’. 2001 N.Y. Times 8 Mar. b2/4 Some crash pads use what are known as hot bunks, where pilots sleep and then remove the sheets to ready the bed for the next pilot. < as lemmas |
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