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bedpost

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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bed·post /ˈbedpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable]  DHFone of the four main supports at the corners of an old-fashioned bed 〔旧式床的〕床柱,床架杆
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bedpostOn her bedpost, it was said, she notched up a mark for every new lover.Then she'd become just another notch on his bedpost - another victory, albeit not won with quite his usual ease.Did she want to be just one more notch on Nathan Bryce's bedpost?Angrily, she thrust herself away from the bedpost and her hands began again their energetic dance on the brightening wood.Her eyes closed tight shut, and her forehead came to rest on the hands that gripped the bedpost.He had a hand on the bedpost.Hook this over the bedpost and pull to tighten.
bed·post nounChineseSyllable
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bedpost
bedpost /ˈbedpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable]
one of the four main supports at the corners of an old-fashioned bed


bed·postBrE /ˈbedpəʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbedpoʊst/ 🔊 noun
one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed (especially an old type of bed with a wooden or metal frame) (四帷柱床的)床柱