bedding

bedding — noun

1. the soft items placed on a bed for sleeping, such as sheets, blankets, pillows,

1.名詞B1
釋義

the soft items placed on a bed for sleeping, such as sheets, blankets, pillows, and sometimes the mattress itself.

例句

Vesna washed all the bedding on Sunday morning before her grandparents arrived.

wash + the bedding for laundry context

The hotel provides fresh bedding every two days for each guest room.

fresh bedding as a typical adjective + noun pair

同義詞
  • bedclothes

    covers only (sheets, blankets, duvet); excludes the mattress and pillows

  • bed linen

    more formal; usually means just sheets and pillowcases made of cotton or linen

  • covers

    informal everyday word for the layers pulled over you on a bed

文法句型

clean/fresh/warm + bedding

change the bedding

用法筆記

Always uncountable: say 'a piece of bedding' or 'some bedding', never 'a bedding' or 'beddings'. Subject of cleaning verbs like wash, change, or air.

常見錯誤

❌I bought two beddings for the spare room.
✅I bought two sets of bedding for the spare room.
💡bedding has no plural; use 'sets of bedding' or name specific items like sheets and blankets.
❌She put a bedding on the sofa for me.
✅She put some bedding on the sofa for me.
💡drop the article 'a' because bedding is uncountable.

2. loose dry material such as straw, hay, or wood shavings spread on the floor of a

2.名詞B2
釋義

loose dry material such as straw, hay, or wood shavings spread on the floor of a stable, cage, or pen so that animals have a soft, warm place to lie down.

例句

The farmer spread fresh straw bedding across the cow shed every morning.

straw bedding as material + noun compound

Jamal cleaned out the rabbit's old bedding and replaced it with wood shavings.

clean out + bedding for routine pet care

同義詞
  • litter

    often used for cats or small caged pets; can also mean waste-absorbing material

  • straw

    names one specific material; bedding is the general term

文法句型

bedding for + animal

straw/wood-shaving bedding

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by context: the animal or enclosure (stable, cage, hutch, pen) is named or implied. Subject is usually a farmer, pet owner, or zookeeper, and the verbs are spread, lay down, or clean out.

常見錯誤

❌The mouse slept on its bedding sheet.
✅The mouse slept on its bedding of soft paper.
💡animal bedding is loose material, not a sheet.