bunk
/bʌŋk/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈʌŋk] /bʌŋk/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈʌŋk] /ˈbəŋk How to pronounce bunk (audio)/ (ame, mw)
bunk — 名詞
- bunksingular
- bunksplural
1. either sleeping place in a two-level bed frame, with one bed above the other.
上下舖
雙層床中的一個床位
either sleeping place in a two-level bed frame, with one bed above the other.
Constanza chose the top bunk because the cabin floor stayed cold.
Constanza 因為小木屋地板很冷，所以選了上舖。
choose the top bunk
Kofi slid a book under the bunk before the camp bell rang.
營地鐘聲響起前，Kofi 把一本書滑進舖位下方。
Maeve hung a reading light beside the bunk in the hostel.
Maeve 在青年旅館的舖位旁掛了一盞閱讀燈。
The twins argued over who would climb into the bottom bunk tonight.
那對雙胞胎爭著今晚誰要爬進下舖。
- bunk bed
names the whole stacked unit rather than one sleeping place
文法句型
top/bottom bunk
climb into + a bunk
用法筆記
Usually refers to one sleeping space inside a bunk-bed set. People often specify top bunk or bottom bunk when they need to distinguish the two places.
2. a narrow fixed bed built against the side of a ship, train, or similar vehicle.
臥鋪
船上或列車上的固定窄床
a narrow fixed bed built against the side of a ship, train, or similar vehicle.
Matthew stored a backpack under the bunk before the overnight train left.
夜車開走前，Matthew 把一個背包塞到臥鋪下方。
under the bunk
Sayaka pulled the curtain around the bunk and turned off the lamp.
Sayaka 拉上臥鋪周圍的簾子，然後把燈關掉。
On the ferry, Devika woke early when the bunk creaked above the engine.
在渡輪上，Devika 因為臥鋪在引擎上方發出嘎吱聲而提早醒來。
The sailor folded a blanket at the foot of the narrow bunk.
那名水手把一條毛毯摺好，放在窄臥鋪的床尾。
- berth
used especially for a built-in sleeping place on a ship or train
文法句型
sleep in + a bunk
under the bunk
用法筆記
Common on ships and older trains, where the bed is built into the wall or frame rather than standing free in the room.
3. ideas or talk that you dismiss as foolish, empty, or simply not true.
胡扯；鬼話
荒唐又不真的說法
ideas or talk that you dismiss as foolish, empty, or simply not true.
Selim laughed and called the online miracle cure story pure bunk.
Selim 笑了，還說那個網路神奇療法的故事根本是胡扯。
call something pure bunk
The mayor said the bribery rumor was bunk and showed the receipts.
市長說那個賄賂傳聞是鬼話，還把收據拿出來。
Asher dismissed the ghost warning as bunk after checking the empty attic.
Asher 去看過空閣樓後，就把那個鬧鬼警告當成胡扯。
That claim about free rent for everyone is complete bunk.
那種人人都能免房租的說法，完全是鬼話。
文法句型
call something bunk
be complete bunk
用法筆記
Used when a speaker strongly rejects a claim, story, or opinion. It is much more dismissive and informal than saying something is merely inaccurate.
4. a place to sleep, especially a plain bed prepared for temporary or rough use.
臨時床位
臨時搭出的簡單睡處
a place to sleep, especially a plain bed prepared for temporary or rough use.
Workers spread two blankets over a bunk in the storage shed.
工人們在儲藏棚裡的一張臨時床位上鋪了兩條毛毯。
a bunk in a temporary shelter
The hikers shared a rough bunk beside the stove at the refuge.
那些登山客在山中避難所的火爐旁共用了一張簡陋床位。
The guide promised each guest a bunk before the mountain storm arrived.
山裡暴風雨來之前，嚮導答應替每位旅客安排一個臨時床位。
At the work camp, every new driver received a bunk and a locker.
在工作營裡，每位新司機都領到一個床位和一個置物櫃。
文法句型
have/get a bunk
a rough bunk
用法筆記
This older use stresses the sleeping place itself rather than a specific kind of furniture. It often appears in camps, shelters, and other basic sleeping arrangements.
bunk — 動詞
- bunkpresent simple I / you / we / they
- bunks3rd person singular
- bunking-ing form
- bunkedpast simple
1. to sleep for the night in a bunk or other simple bed.
睡舖位
在簡單床位過夜
to sleep for the night in a bunk or other simple bed.
After the late shift, Christopher bunked in the depot office.
下完晚班後，Christopher 在車站辦公室裡睡舖位過夜。
bunk in + place
Two cousins bunked on the ferry because the hotel was full.
因為旅館客滿，兩個表親就在渡輪上睡舖位過夜。
During the storm, the rescue team bunked at the village school.
暴風雨期間，救援隊在村裡學校睡舖位過夜。
The crew bunked below deck and cooked breakfast at sunrise.
船員們在甲板下睡舖位過夜，天一亮就做早餐。
- sleep
much broader and not limited to this kind of sleeping place
文法句型
bunk + in/at + place
bunk below deck
用法筆記
This verb is uncommon and usually appears in practical travel or work contexts where people stay overnight in simple conditions.
2. to arrange bunks or beds for people and place them somewhere for the night.
安排床位
替人設好睡覺床位
to arrange bunks or beds for people and place them somewhere for the night.
The camp bunked twenty students in a new wooden cabin.
那個營地把二十名學生安排到一間新的木屋裡睡。
bunk + people + in + place
Volunteers bunked the workers in classrooms during the bridge repairs.
橋樑整修期間，志工把工人安排在教室裡過夜。
The army bunked new recruits near the medical tent.
軍方把新兵的床位安排在醫療帳篷附近。
Festival organizers bunked the musicians at a school outside town.
音樂節主辦單位把樂手安排在鎮外一所學校裡過夜。
- house
broader because it can mean giving any accommodation, not specifically bunks
文法句型
bunk + people + in/at + place
bunk + group + near + place
用法筆記
The verb focuses on assigning people sleeping places, not simply giving them a room. It is usually found in camp, military, or emergency settings.