n.

1. 床；睡眠处[C][U]
   Joe sat on the bed.

   乔坐在床上。

2. 睡觉；就寝时间[U]
   It's too early for bed.

   睡觉还太早。

3. （河）床；（海、湖的）底；底部[C]
4. 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。

5. 苗床，花坛[C]
6. 层；地层[C]

vt.

1. 为……提供床铺（或宿处）[（+down）]
2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 【口】和……发生性关系

vi.

1. 睡，卧[（+down）]
   I'll bed down on the sofa.

   我就睡在沙发上。

n.

1. 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.
2. an area of ground where flowers and plants are grown.
3. 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.
4. a stratum or layer of rock.
5. the bottom of the sea or a lake or river.
   ▸a place on the seabed where shellfish breed or are bred.

v.

1. provide with sleeping accommodation.
   ▸ (bed down) settle down for the night in an improvised place.
2. informal have sex with.
3. (bed something out) transfer a plant from a pot or seed tray to the ground.
4. fix firmly; embed.
   ▸lay or arrange in a layer.