bed

noun

/bed/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture for sleeping on床

a single/double bed一张单人／双人床
on the bed She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).她躺在床上（指没盖被子）。
in bed He lay in bed (= under the covers).他躺在床上（指盖着被子）。
I'm tired—I'm going to bed.我累了，我要睡觉了。
I'll just put the kids to bed.我这就安排孩子们去睡觉。
It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).该是睡觉的时候了。
He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).他睡前喜欢喝一大杯可可。
to get into/out of bed就寝；起床
to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)铺床
Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?今晚你能给我弄个睡的地方吗？
There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).医院床位短缺。
He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days.他因患流感，已经几天未下床了。
Having breakfast in bed is a rare treat.在床上吃早餐是一种难得的享受。
I ran and hid under a bed.我跑过去藏在床下。
She came over and sat at the foot (= bottom) of the bed.她走过来，坐在床脚。

see also airbed, camp bed, sofa bed, trundle bed, twin bed, waterbed

Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter.伊丽莎白正坐在床上写信。
I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock.我喜欢 11 点之前上床睡觉。
She crawled into bed exhausted.她精疲力竭地钻进被窝。
Are you out of bed yet?你起床了吗？
He and his brother had to share a bed.他和弟弟不得不同睡一张床。
Don't punish a child who wets the bed.不要惩罚尿床的孩子。
He came home to find an empty bed.他回家发现床上空荡荡的。
He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions.他睡在用毛毯和垫子铺成的临时床上。
Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine.请把床上的褥单换下来放到洗衣机里。
It was a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor.这是一个凌乱的房间，地板上有一张未整理的床和衣服。

Topics Houses and homesa1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

verb + bed

bed + noun

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[countable] the bottom of a river, the sea, etc.（河）床；（海等的）底

Topics Geographyb2

[countable] an area of ground in a garden or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.花坛；苗圃；菜园

[countable] bed of something a layer of something that other things lie or rest on底层；基；基座

[countable] a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the ground（地下由黏土、岩石等构成的）地层 see also bedrock