bed
noun/bed/
Слово англійською: bed
Переклад bed українською: лі́жко, русло́, кори́то (те́чія), клу́мба
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] a piece of furniture for sleeping on
- a single/double bed
- on the bed She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers).
- in bed He lay in bed (= under the covers).
- I'm tired—I'm going to bed.
- I'll just put the kids to bed.
- It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep).
- He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed).
- to get into/out of bed
- to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way)
- Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)?
- There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).
- He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days.
- Having breakfast in bed is a rare treat.
- I ran and hid under a bed.
- She came over and sat at the foot (= bottom) of the bed.
- [countable] the bottom of a river, the sea, etc.
- the ocean bed
- oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters)
- [countable] an area of ground in a garden or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.
- flower beds
- Raised flower beds are easier to keep tidy.
- bed of something ornamental beds of roses
- [countable] bed of something a layer of something that other things lie or rest on
- grilled chicken, served on a bed of rice
- The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.
- [countable] a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the ground see also bedrock see also nail bed
furniture
of river/lake/sea
for flowers/vegetables
bottom layer
geology
Word OriginOld English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
Idioms
(not) a bed of roses
- (not) an easy or a pleasant situation
- Their life together hasn't exactly been a bed of roses.
die in your bed
- to die because you are old or ill
get out of bed on the wrong side (British English)
(North American English get up on the wrong side of the bed)
- to be in a bad mood for the whole day for no particular reason
go to bed with somebody
- (informal) to have sex with somebody
in bed
- used to refer to sexual activity
- What's he like in bed?
- I caught them in bed together (= having sex).
take to your bed
- to go to bed and stay there because you are ill
wet the/your bed
- [no passive] to urinate in your bed by accident
- It is quite common for small children to wet their beds.
you’ve made your bed and you must lie in/on it
- (saying) you must accept the results of your actions