Word · Frequency #563
bed
使上床
to put (a person or animal) into a bed to sleep
- 1.
Senses relating to a bed as a place for resting or sleeping.
与作为休息或睡觉场所的床相关的意义
- 2.
Senses relating to a bed as a place or layer on which something else rests or is laid.
与作为某物放置或铺设的地方或层的床相关的意义
嵌入;栽植;与作为休息或睡觉场所的床相关的意义;与作为某物放置或铺设的地方或层的床相关的意义;提供宿处;栽种
In use
The farmer bedded the seedlings in the rich soil.
We were bedded in a cozy inn for the night.
She beds the garden with new flowers every spring.
Verb forms
base bed · third person beds · -ing bedding · past bedded · past participle bedded
Connections
Collocations
- bed down
- 躺下睡觉;过夜
- After the long hike, we bedded down in a mountain hut.长途徒步后,我们在山间小屋躺下睡觉。
- bed out
- (把幼苗)移栽到地里
- In spring, gardeners bed out young lettuce plants.春天,园丁把生菜幼苗移栽到地里。
- bed in
- 逐渐稳固;适应新环境
- The new manager is still bedding in and needs our support.新经理还在适应新岗位,需要我们的支持。
Idioms & figurative uses
- a bed of roses
- 安逸舒适的境遇(常用于否定句)Life is not a bed of roses.生活并非一帆风顺。
- you've made your bed, now lie in it
- 自己承担后果;自作自受I told you not to quit your job. You've made your bed, now lie in it.我告诉过你别辞职。你自己做的选择,就得承担后果。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
bed作动词像铺床:把东西平整地‘安置’或‘嵌入’某处。记住床是平的,动作也是‘放平’。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:geology、construction bed 作动词表示“嵌入”或“铺设”时,多用于地质、建筑等正式书面语境,属于正式用法;日常口语中较少出现。
Grammar Note
作为动词,bed 可作及物动词(提供宿处、栽种、安装)或不及物动词(睡、形成一层),常见短语 bed down。
Pronunciation & Spelling
拼写模式:red、led 末尾的 -ed 与 bed 相同,均读 /ɛd/;head、said 虽然押韵,但拼写不同。注意 bead /biːd/ 和 bad /bæd/ 是形近词,发音不同。
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。
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