| 释义 |
pil·low
I. \ˈpi(ˌ)lō, -_lə; -_ləw or -_lō+V\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English pilwe, from Old English pyle, pylu; akin to Old High German pfuliwi pillow; both from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin pulvinus pillow
1.
a. : something used to support the head of a person resting or sleeping; especially : a sack or bag made typically of cloth and filled with a soft or resilient material (as feathers, down, hair, sponge rubber) : cushion
b. : something resembling a pillow
< the hemlock tree … let its pillow of new snow slip to the ground — New Yorker >
2. : a block or support used especially to equalize or distribute pressure : pillow block
3. : a cushion or pad tightly stuffed and used as a support for the design and tools in making bobbin lace
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. : to rest or lay on or as if on a pillow
< his head pillowed on a sack — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : to serve as a pillow for
< her arm gently pillowed the sleeping child >
3. : to support by means of a pillow or something resembling a pillow : cushion
< pillowed his back comfortably in the big chair >
4. : to furnish or equip with pillows
< fine lounging chairs of bamboo and reed handsomely pillowed in bright blocked linen — Adria Langley >
intransitive verb
: to lay or rest one's head on or as if on a pillow |