n (1) 床(位)，铺 (a piece of furniture， or a place， to sleep on) [C， U]：a single/double～一张单人/双人床;a bamboo～竹床;make a/one's/the～铺床;make up a～on the floor在地板上铺床;sit/toss on the～坐在床上/在床上辗转反侧;sit on a～坐在床上;sleep in a～睡在床上;The dog sleeps on a～of straw.狗睡在草铺上。go to～去睡觉;be in～在床上;get into/out of～上/下床;～sheets/lamps床单/床头灯;

(2) 睡眠 (being in bed; use of a bed; sleep or rest) [U]：It's time for～.该睡觉了。put a child to～安顿孩子睡觉;before～睡觉前;～and board食宿;￡20 for a night for～and breakfast 住一夜外加一顿早餐共20英镑;

(3) 床垫 (mattress) [C]：fill a mattress tick with feathers to make a feather～把羽绒装进褥套中做一个羽绒床垫;a spring～弹簧床垫;

(4) 性关系，做爱 (sexual relation; love-making) [U] (infml)：think of nothing but～光想做爱;go to～with sb 与……做爱;

(5) (花)坛，(苗)床 (small piece of ground for cultivating or growing flowers， vegetables， etc) [C]：a～of herbs/flowers药草圃/花坛;a flower-～花坛;a seed-～苗圃;

(6) 1) 基础(座) (prepared flat base on which sth rests) [C]：The monument rests on a～of stone/cement/concrete 那纪念碑建于石头/水泥/混凝土地基上。〖同〗base，foundation; 2) 路基 (layer of rock， stone， etc as a foundation on which a road or railway is built) [C]：build a road on a～of gravel 在细石子路基上筑路;

(7) (湖，海)底，(河)床 (bottom of the sea， a river， a lake， etc)[C]：a dry river～in the summer 夏天干涸的河床;the～of a stream小溪的底床;a river～河床;the ocean/sea～洋底/海底;

(8) (泥，石)层，地层(layer of clay， rock， ore， etc below the surface soil)[C]：a～of clay/sand/limestone/chalk粘土/沙/石灰岩/白垩层;a rock～岩层;〖同〗layer;

a bed of roses 无忧无虑的状态：Life isn't a～of roses.生活不是伊甸园。

take to one's bed 卧病：Half the boys have taken to their～s with colds.一半男孩得感冒病倒了。

→′bedbug n 臭虫;′bedclothes n 床上用品;′bedfellow n 同床人;′bedlinen n 床单，枕套;′bedpan n (病人床上用)便盆;′bedpost n 床柱;′bedridden adj 卧床不起的;′bedrock n 底(基)岩;′bedroll n 铺盖;′bedroom n 卧室;′bedside n 床侧;′bedsit-(ter)，′bed-sitting-room n 起居和睡觉两用房间;′bedsore n 褥疮;′bedspread n 床罩;′bedstead n 床架;′bedtime n 就寝时间;′bed-wetting n 尿床;

v (1) 安置，嵌入 (place or fix sth firmly on a base or beneath the surface) [T+n，T+n+prep(in)]：The machine is～ded in cement.机器安装在水泥地上。The bullet～ded itself in the wall.子弹嵌在墙里。

(2) 种 (plant (young plants)) [T+n，T+n+prep]：～the plants/the seedlings (in very good soil) (在很好的土壤里)栽种植物/树苗;～the potatoes by noon在中午以前把土豆种完;～the roots in the compost 把根栽在肥堆里;

(3) 提供住宿 (provide with a bed or sleeping quarters) [T+n，T+n+prep]： The wounded/guests were～ded in the farmhouse.伤员/客人们安置在那农舍里。be unable to～all the visitors不能给所有的来宾安排住宿;

(4) 与……滥交 (have casual sexual relation with) [T+n] (infml)：～a girl 与一个姑娘做爱;succeed in～ding a woman after many efforts 费了一番努力后得以与一女人发生性关系;

bed down (v adv) 1) 过夜 (vi)：～down on the chairs 在椅子上过夜;2) 安顿……过夜：The troops were～ded down in a barn. 部队安排在一个谷仓里过夜。

bed out (v adv) 移栽(vt)：～out the seedlings/young cabbages/plants/flowers移栽苗/白菜苗/植物/花