| 单词 | platform bed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasplatform bed platform bed n. a bed mounted on a platform or platform-like structure (in quot. 1821 at sense A. 2b, (perhaps) the bed or base of a carriage). ΚΠ 1821Platform bed [see sense A. 2b]. 1897 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 10 150 The author regards these platform-beds (constructed to avoid the pest of mosquitoes) as an interesting example of ‘the adaptation of the life of savage peoples to daily environment,’ and suggests the same idea as explanatory of certain similar structures elsewhere. 1949 K. Oberg Terena & Caduveo of Southern Matto Grosso 17 Inside the house there are a table, three long wooden benches, and a platform bed resting on forked sticks. 2003 Evening Standard (Nexis) 15 Oct. 38 The couple's bedroom is even smaller, but Dominic rose to the challenge, making a high platform bed of maple, with deep glide-out drawers beneath for shoes and separates. < as lemmas |
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