好词典

bed

UK //bed//US //bed//

词源

源自古英语 'bedd',意为'睡觉的地方',与古高地德语 'bett' 和古诺尔斯语 'beðr' 同源。

noun

❶ 床,指用于睡觉或休息的家具,通常有床架和床垫。

“I need to buy a new bed for my bedroom.”

(我需要为我的卧室买一张新床。)

“She lay on the bed and read a book.”

(她躺在床上看书。)

❶ 花坛或苗床,指用于种植植物的一块土地。

“She planted flowers in the garden bed.”

(她在花园的花坛里种了花。)

“The vegetable bed needs more water.”

(这块菜地需要多浇点水。)

同义词:mattress, cot, flowerbed, garden plot

verb

❶ 安置或固定某物,通常指将某物嵌入或安装到某个位置。

“The stones were bedded in concrete.”

(这些石头被固定在混凝土中。)

“He bedded the plants firmly in the soil.”

(他把植物牢牢地种在土里。)

同义词:embed, fix, install

常见短语

go to bed — 上床睡觉,表示准备休息或睡觉的动作。

“I usually go to bed at 10 PM.”

(我通常晚上10点上床睡觉。)

make the bed — 整理床铺,指把床上的被子和枕头摆放整齐。

“She makes the bed every morning.”

(她每天早上都会整理床铺。)

bed and breakfast — 提供住宿和早餐的小旅馆,通常简称为B&B。

“We stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast in the countryside.”

(我们在乡下住了一家很棒的提供住宿和早餐的小旅馆。)