bunk

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bunk1 /bʌŋk/ noun

1. [countableC]TTTTTW a narrow bed that is attached to the wall, for example on a train or ship 〔火车或船上的〕卧铺，铺位

2. (also bunk bed) [often plural]DHF one of two beds that are attached together, one on top of the other 双层床 →4 See picture of 见图 BED 1 →5 see picture at 见图 bed1

3. do a bunk LEAVE A PLACE British EnglishBrE informal to suddenly leave a place without telling anyone 溜走，悄悄离开

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do a bunk• And it looks as if Ivor was planning to do a bunk.• We were ready to do a bunk.

4 [uncountableU] informalUNTRUE nonsense 瞎说，废话 SYN bunkum

What a load of bunk!

真是胡说八道！

Examples from the Corpus

bunk• We were ready to do a bunk.• By the way, the main cabin with the double bunk is Fen's.• During the night I wake to dash the two yards from bunk to bathroom.• The men lay on the bunks, all but one.

bunk2 (also bunk down) verb [intransitiveI] informal

1 SLEEPto sleep somewhere, especially in someone else’s house 〔尤指在别人家里〕过夜

You can bunk down on the sofa for tonight.

今天晚上你可以睡在沙发上。

2 bunk off (something) phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrE informal LEAVE A PLACEto stay away from somewhere such as school or to leave somewhere early without permission 逃学；旷工；早退 SYN skive

John and I used to bunk off school.

约翰和我过去经常逃学。

Examples from the Corpus

bunk• Participants, who bunked down in cabins or slept under the stars, paid $ 50 to attend the affair.• So I bunked in the toilet window and I couldn't believe it!• The truth was I really fancied going there but I didn't even have the money to bunk the tube.• I bunked with friends in Washington.• Shit, I sound like I was bunking with the guy.• But come nightfall, they find themselves bunking with two or three people from different cultures.

Origin bunk1

1. (1700-1800) Probably from bunker

2. (1800-1900) bunk off

3. (1900-2000) bunkum

bunk1 nounbunk2 verb

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