mat·tress
noun/ˈmætrəs/
/ˈmætrəs/
- the soft part of a bed, that you lie on
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床垫 - a soft/hard mattress
软/硬床垫 - We can sleep on a mattress on the floor.
我们可以睡在地板上的床垫上。 - an old bed with a lumpy mattress
床垫高低不平的旧床
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- double
- king-size
- queen-size
- …
- on a/the mattress
- under a/the mattress
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French and Italian from Arabic maṭraḥ ‘carpet or cushion’, from ṭaraḥa ‘to throw’. - a soft/hard mattress