用作名詞 (n.)：

　　He bought a foam pillow.

　　他買了一個海綿枕頭。

　　My daughter asked me to buy her a pillow stuffed with feathers.

　　我女兒請求我給她買一個羽絨枕頭。

　　I want to consult with my pillow before I take a decision.

　　在我做出決定前，我要好好考慮一下。

　　用作及物動詞 (vt.)：

　　Her arm pillowed the sleeping child.

　　熟睡的孩子枕著她的手臂。

　　She lay down on the bed and put her head on the pillow tiredly.

　　她在床上躺下來，腦袋疲憊地擱在枕頭上

　　Birdlike, he retired at dusk, lying on the bare floor with a wooden block under his head like a pillow.

　　在黃昏時分，他象鳥兒一樣就寢，只用一塊木頭擱在頭下面當作枕頭，躺在光溜溜的地板上。

　　The earth will pillow my head tonight.

　　今夜我將露宿。