hammock

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ham·mock /ˈhæmək/ noun [countable]  DLOa large piece of cloth that is hung between two trees or posts, which you can sleep in 吊床 →4  See picture of 见图 BED →5 see picture at 见图 bed1

Examples from the Corpus

hammock• He reached and enclosed the boy in his great hammock of an arm, and with the other arm began to yank.• They all sleep on board in hammocks.• We slept in hammocks, on mats and newspapers and there was no water or electricity.• At night, they sleep on hammocks in plastic-sheeting shelters or on the frigid, rain-soaked earth.• A clothes-line hangs between two high windows, hovering above like a tawdry hammock from the sky.• He got a blanket and tucked her into the hammock as if into a steamer chair.• Filled with relief, I got out of the hammock to greet him.Origin hammock (1500-1600) Spanish hamaca, from Taino

ham·mock nounChineseSyllable  

a that piece is Corpus of large cloth

hammock
ham‧mock /ˈhæmək/ noun [countable]a large piece of cloth that is hung between two trees or posts so that you can sleep in it

ham·mockBrE /ˈhæmək/ 🔊NAmE /ˈhæmək/ 🔊 noun

a type of bed made from a net or from a piece of strong material, with ropes at each end that are used to hang it between two trees, posts, etc. 吊床