bedside
bedside — noun
1. the space near someone's bed, often where an ill person is resting
the space near someone's bed, often where an ill person is resting
A glass of water stayed on the chair by Emma's bedside.
by + someone's bedside
After surgery, Rosa's son slept in a chair at her bedside.
at + someone's bedside
Mina kept her phone and medicine within reach at her bedside.
Two visitors stood quietly at Mr. Wu's bedside after the operation.
By dawn, fresh flowers covered Grandpa's bedside in the hospital.
- side of the bed
a plain descriptive phrase, often more literal and less fixed
- bedside area
broader and often used when talking about the space around the bed
- foot of the bed
the far end of the bed rather than the space beside it
文法句型
at someone's bedside
by someone's bedside
用法筆記
Often follows at or by, especially when talking about visiting or caring for a sick person. It can mean a simple place next to any bed, but hospital contexts make that patient-related meaning especially common.
常見錯誤
bedside — adjective
1. used for care, talk, or checks done beside a patient's bed
used for care, talk, or checks done beside a patient's bed
Dr. Huang gave bedside advice before the patient went home.
bedside + advice in care
Her calm bedside manner helped the frightened boy stop crying.
collocation: bedside manner
The team carried out a bedside test after midnight.
Students practiced bedside care on dolls before hospital training.
A bedside check was done before the tube was removed.
- clinical
broader and not limited to something done next to the patient
- patient-side
technical and mainly used in medical settings
- hands-on
stresses direct care more than location
- remote
done from a distance rather than next to the patient
- laboratory
done in a lab, away from the bed
文法句型
bedside manner
bedside care
bedside test
用法筆記
Usually appears before nouns such as manner, care, nurse, or test in hospital and nursing contexts. Distinguish from sense 2, which is mainly about books or reading material for use in bed.
常見錯誤
2. easy enough to read while you are lying in bed
easy enough to read while you are lying in bed
Hadiya packed a slim mystery novel as her bedside reading this week.
collocation: bedside reading
Dad likes short essays for bedside reading after late shifts.
I want a bedside book, not a heavy history for exams.
On holiday, Priya bought two funny bedside magazines at the station.
The review praised the novel as perfect bedside reading.
文法句型
bedside reading
bedside book
用法筆記
Mostly used before nouns like reading, book, or magazine. It suggests light, easy material for relaxed reading in bed, not simply any object kept near the bed.