bedfellow

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bed·fel·low /ˈbedˌfeləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun strange bedfellows two or more people, ideas etc that are related or working together in an unexpected way 奇怪的组合〔指两个或两个以上的人、观点等出人意料地联系在一起〕 Rugby and art seem strange bedfellows. 把橄榄球和艺术联系在一起显得很奇怪。

Examples from the Corpus

bedfellow• It was an era that demonstrated the incompatibility of labour and government as bedfellows.• What Roddick is at most pains to demonstrate is that honesty and commercialism can make compatible bedfellows.• Visual lust and inconsistency make fine bedfellows, I can tell you.• Some say the Duke has a new bedfellow - a southern lady.• The case made strange political bedfellows.• The McCain-Feingold partnership represents more than just a striking example of strange political bedfellows.• But external threats can make for improbable subdivision bedfellows.• From time to time he did break out, cruising Soho and returning drunk, with or without bedfellow.