n.
- 床;睡眠处[C][U]
Joe sat on the
bed.
乔坐在床上。
- 睡觉;就寝时间[U]
It's too early for
bed.
睡觉还太早。
- (河)床;(海、湖的)底;底部[C]
- 基础;基座[C]
The statue rests on a
bed of concrete.
这座雕像立在混凝土的基座上。
- 苗床,花坛[C]
- 层;地层[C]
vt.
- 为……提供床铺(或宿处)[(+down)]
- 把……安置在(某种基础上),将……嵌入[O]
The bullet
bedded itself in the wall.
这颗子弹嵌进了墙内。
- 把……栽于苗床(或花坛)[(+out)]
They
bedded the plants in good soil.
他们将这些秧苗栽在沃土中。
- 【口】和……发生性关系
vi.
- 睡,卧[(+down)]
I'll
bed down on the sofa.
我就睡在沙发上。
短语
bed down
- 宿夜
I'll
bed down on the chairs.
晚上我就睡在椅子上。
bed of roses
- 称心如意的境遇
Marriage is not always a
bed of roses.
婚姻并不总是称心如意的。
a bed of thorns/nails
- 极难受之处境
At any period of history it is the unemployed who find life to be
a bed of thorns.
在任何历史阶段,总是失业者才感受到生活的艰辛难熬。
have got out of bed on the wrong side
- 情绪不好
He must
have got out of bed on the wrong side today, because he has shouted at everybody in the office.
今天他准是情绪不佳,办公室里的每一个人他都训斥了。
have made one's bed and have to lie in/on it
- 自食其果
He
has made his own bed and now he
has to lie in it.
他自食苦果。
take to one's bed
- 卧病
I had to
take to my bed with a bad cold last week.
上周我重伤风,只好卧病在床。
辨析
n.
- a piece of furniture incorporating a mattress or other surface for sleeping or resting on.
▸a place for a patient in a hospital.
▸informal used with reference to a bed as a place for sexual activity.
- an area of ground where flowers and plants are grown.
- a flat base or foundation on which something rests or is supported.
▸chiefly N. Amer. the open part of a truck or cart, where goods are carried.
- a stratum or layer of rock.
- the bottom of the sea or a lake or river.
▸a place on the seabed where shellfish breed or are bred.
v.
(beds, bedding, bedded)
- provide with sleeping accommodation.
▸
(bed down)
settle down for the night in an improvised place.
- informal have sex with.
-
(bed something out)
transfer a plant from a pot or seed tray to the ground.
- fix firmly; embed.
▸lay or arrange in a layer.
Phrase
- bed and board
lodging and food. - bed of nails
a board with nails pointing out of it, as lain on by fakirs and ascetics. - a bed of roses
[usu. with neg.]
a situation or activity that is comfortable or easy. - be brought to bed
archaic (of a woman) give birth to a child. - get out of bed on the wrong side
start the day in a bad mood, which continues all day long. - put something to bed
informal make a newspaper ready for press.
Derivative
Etymology
OE bed, bedd (n.), beddian (v.), of Gmc origin.