Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #563
bed
床
a piece of furniture used for sleeping or resting
- 1.
A piece of furniture, usually flat and soft, on which to rest or sleep.
一种家具,通常平坦柔软,用于休息或睡觉。
- 2.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
供睡觉的家具
- 3.
A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.
某物放置或铺设的地方或平面或层
- 4.
a plot of ground in which plants are growing
种植植物的地块
- 5.
A horizontal layer or surface.
水平层或表面
- 6.
a depression forming the ground under a body of water
水域底部的凹陷
花坛；苗床；河床；水底；底座；层；一种家具,通常平坦柔软,用于休息或睡觉。；供睡觉的家具
In use
I usually read a book in bed before sleeping.
She planted tulips in the flower bed in front of the house.
The river's bed is made of sand and gravel.
he sat on the edge of the bed
the room had only a bed and chair
the gardener planted a bed of roses
he searched for treasure on the ocean bed
in bed
通常指躺着睡觉或休息，前面不加冠词。
He is in bed.
他在床上。
Connections
Collocations
- make the bed
- 整理床铺
- Please make the bed before you leave the room.离开房间前请整理床铺。
- go to bed
- 上床睡觉
- I usually go to bed at 10 p.m.我通常在晚上10点上床睡觉。
- get out of bed
- 起床
- He got out of bed as soon as the alarm rang.闹钟一响他就起床了。
- in bed
- 在床上（睡觉/休息）
- She likes to read in bed before sleeping.她喜欢睡觉前在床上看书。
- double bed
- 双人床
- The hotel room had a double bed and a single bed.酒店房间里有一张双人床和一张单人床。
- bed and breakfast
- 住宿加早餐
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把bed想象成床：b是床头，e是枕头，d是床尾。
Context & Register
neutral; contexts: bedroom, sleeping; note_zh: 通常用于日常起居或睡眠场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words all rhyme with 'bed' (/bɛd/) because they share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /d/. Be cautious of lookalikes like 'bead' (/biːd/) or 'bid' (/bɪd/) that differ in vowel sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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