flatbed
/ˈflætbed/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflætbed/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈflat-ˌbed/ (ame, mw)
flatbed — noun
- flatbedsingular
- flatbedsplural
1. a lorry or trailer whose cargo area is one open platform — no walls and no roof
a lorry or trailer whose cargo area is one open platform — no walls and no roof — so that bulky things like timber, steel beams, or tractors can be loaded straight on from any side.
Rodrigo backed the flatbed up to the warehouse so the workers could load the steel pipes.
noun in main clause; typical 'back the flatbed up to [place]' collocation
The farmer stacked twelve bales of hay on the flatbed and drove slowly toward the barn.
preposition pattern: 'on the flatbed' for cargo
Two flatbeds carried the broken tractors away from the muddy field after the storm.
Yasmin hired a flatbed because the new garden statue was too tall for a normal van.
A flatbed loaded with concrete blocks blocked the narrow road outside Iris's hotel.
- flatbed truck
fuller compound; same vehicle, more explicit
- flatbed trailer
the trailer version, pulled by a separate cab
- lorry
British generic term; not necessarily open-platform
文法句型
a flatbed
on a flatbed
用法筆記
Often used with 'truck' or 'trailer' as a compound ('flatbed truck', 'flatbed trailer') when the speaker wants to be explicit; bare 'flatbed' is common once context is established.
常見錯誤
flatbed — adjective
- flatbedpositive
- more flatbedcomparative
- most flatbedsuperlative
1. describes a machine or vehicle built around one wide, level surface on which the
describes a machine or vehicle built around one wide, level surface on which the thing being processed or carried is laid out flat — for example a scanner whose glass holds a whole page, or a press whose plate sits horizontal.
Tamar borrowed the library's flatbed scanner to copy the fragile old map.
common compound 'flatbed scanner'; attributive use
The printing studio still runs an old flatbed press for limited-edition art books.
'flatbed press' — industry compound
Karim's new flatbed printer can handle thick wooden panels as well as paper.
Most photo studios prefer a flatbed scanner over a feeder model for delicate prints.
- flat-platform
rare; descriptive paraphrase rather than a standard term
- horizontal-bed
engineering register; emphasises the orientation
- sheet-feed
scanner/printer type that pulls paper through a slot instead of laying it flat
- drum
scanner type that wraps the original around a rotating cylinder
文法句型
flatbed + noun (scanner, printer, truck, press)
用法筆記
Attributive only — appears directly before a noun (scanner, printer, truck, press). You cannot say 'the machine is flatbed'; reword as 'the machine is a flatbed model' or 'has a flatbed design'.