duvet

/ˈduːveɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈduːveɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /d(y)ü-ˈvā ˈd(y)ü-ˌvā/ (ame, mw)

duvet — noun

  • duvetsingular
  • duvetsplural

1. a soft, thick cover for a bed with down or other light stuffing inside, used to

1.名詞B2
釋義

a soft, thick cover for a bed with down or other light stuffing inside, used to keep you warm while you sleep.

例句

Rania pulled the duvet over her shoulders when the room turned cold.

pull the duvet over + body part

Before guests arrived, Hao spread a clean white duvet across the spare bed.

spread a duvet across + bed

同義詞
  • comforter

    the closest North American everyday word for a similar thick bed cover

  • quilt

    often flatter and stitched through, rather than softly filled like a duvet

  • blanket

    usually lighter and not stuffed with filling

文法句型

pull up + the duvet

hide under + the duvet

a duvet cover

用法筆記

Often refers to the thick top bed cover itself, while 'duvet cover' names the removable cloth layer around it. In North American English, 'comforter' is often the closer everyday word.

常見錯誤

❌I changed the duvet's cover before our guests came.
✅I changed the duvet cover before our guests came.
💡'duvet cover' is usually used as a fixed noun phrase, not with a possessive.