a type of bed, in particular 床,尤指 ■(Brit.)a small bed with high barred sides for a baby or very young child (英)(两边有高围栏的)婴儿床;幼儿床 ■a hospital bed 病床 ■(N. Amer.)a camp bed (北美)宿营床 ■a plain narrow bed 简单的窄床 ■(Nautical)a bed resembling a hammock hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers (航海)帆布吊铺
语源
mid 17th cent. (originally Anglo-Indian, denoting a light bedstead): from Hindi khāt 'bedstead, hammock'
cot2 noun
a small shelter for livestock (家畜的)栏,篷 ■(archaic)a small, simple cottage (古)(小而简单的)村舍;屋棚
语源
Old English, of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse kytja 'hovel'; related to cote