bed

1. N-COUNT A bed is a piece of furniture that you lie on when you sleep. 床[also prep N]

We finally went to bed at about 4am. 我们最后在凌晨四点左右上了床。

By the time we got back from dinner, Nona was already in bed. 等我们吃完饭回来，诺娜已经上床了。

2. N-COUNT If a place such as a hospital or a hotel has a particular number of beds, it is able to hold that number of patients or guests. (医院、旅馆等的) 床位

3. N-COUNT A bed in a garden or park is an area of ground that has been specially prepared so that plants can be grown in it. 苗床

...beds of strawberries and rhubarb. …草莓与大黄的苗床。

4. N-COUNT A bed of shellfish or plants is an area in the sea or in a lake where a particular type of shellfish or plant is found in large quantities. (某种贝类生物或植物密集的) 地带

The whole lake was rimmed with thick beds of reeds. 整个湖边长满了厚厚的芦苇丛。

5. N-COUNT The sea bed or a river bed is the ground at the bottom of the sea or of a river. 海床; 河床

For three weeks a big operation went on to recover the wreckage from the sea bed. 一项大规模行动持续3周以从海床寻找残骸。

6. N-COUNT A bed of rock is a layer of rock that is found within a larger area of rock. (岩) 层

Between the white limestone and the greyish pink limestone is a thin bed of clay. 在白色石灰石与略带浅灰色的粉红色石灰石之间的是薄薄的黏土层。

7. N-COUNT If a recipe or a menu says that something is served on a bed of a food such as rice or vegetables, it means it is served on a layer of that food. (米饭、菜) 底

Heat the curry thoroughly and serve it on a bed of rice. 将咖喱加热透再浇到一层米饭上。

8. N-COUNT On a vehicle such a truck or a pickup, the bed is the long, flat part at the back where goods are carried. (车辆的) 拖斗

They loaded about a ton of canned goods into the covered bed of a pickup truck. 他们将约一吨重的罐装食品装到了小卡车的有篷拖斗里。

9. →see also bedding

10. PHRASE To go to bed with someone means to have sex with them. 发生性关系

I went to bed with him once, just once. 我有一次、仅有一次和他上过床。

11. PHRASE When you make the bed, you neatly arrange the sheets and covers of a bed so that it is ready to sleep in. 铺床

He had made the bed after breakfast. 早饭后他就把床铺好了。

12. bed of roses→see rose