"bedfellow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 床伴
• 不寻常的搭档（比喻）

Definition

床伴指与他人共睡一张床的人，通常是伴侣或同伴。比喻用法指意想不到的盟友或伙伴。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Bedfellow” 属于正式或文学用语，字面用法罕见，常见于历史或叙述中。'strange bedfellows' 则常用于比喻“奇异盟友”的搭配，现今多用于比喻义。

Examples

My sister and I were bedfellows during our vacation.

假期里，我和姐姐成了**床伴**。

He became a political bedfellow with his longtime rival.

他和多年的对手成了政治上的**不寻常的搭档**。

Sometimes love and hate can be strange bedfellows.

有时候，爱和恨成了**奇怪的搭档**。

Business and family are unusual bedfellows, but sometimes it works.

生意和家庭是**不寻常的搭档**，但有时行得通。

Money and power are natural bedfellows in politics.

金钱和权力在政治上是**天然的搭档**。

You wouldn’t expect those two companies to be bedfellows, but here we are.

没人会想到那两家公司会成了**搭档**，但事实如此。