bed
bed — 動詞
1. to press or fasten an object so that it sits deeply and firmly inside soil, ceme
嵌入；埋入
把物體牢固地壓進泥土或材料中
to press or fasten an object so that it sits deeply and firmly inside soil, cement, or some other material, making it hard to move.
The builders bedded the wooden posts deep into wet concrete to hold the fence steady.
工人們把木樁深深埋入濕的水泥裡，好讓圍籬站得穩。
bed + object + into + material
Olu bedded the small tree firmly in the soft soil and watered it well.
Olu 把那棵小樹牢牢地嵌進鬆軟的土裡，並澆了不少水。
bed + object + in + material
Tiny pieces of glass were bedded in the rubber sole of Daniel's running shoe.
他跑鞋的橡膠鞋底裡嵌著一些細小的玻璃碎片。
Otto bedded the heavy stones into the path one by one before the rain came.
趁著雨還沒下，Otto 一塊一塊地把沉重的石頭嵌進步道裡。
The jeweller bedded each small diamond firmly into the soft gold ring.
珠寶師把每一顆小鑽石牢牢嵌進柔軟的金戒指裡。
文法句型
bed something in/into something
be bedded in something
用法筆記
Frequently passive (be bedded in/into something). Subject is usually a small, hard object (post, stone, jewel, fragment) and the location is a soft or sticky material (mud, concrete, soil, wax).
常見錯誤
2. to get someone or yourself ready to sleep, usually by giving them a place to lie
安頓睡下
讓人或動物在某處躺下準備睡覺
to get someone or yourself ready to sleep, usually by giving them a place to lie down for the night, especially in a temporary or simple spot.
Mrs. Lin bedded the twins down on the sofa with two thick blankets.
林太太用兩條厚毯子把雙胞胎安頓在沙發上睡覺。
bed + someone + down
The hikers bedded down beside the river when it grew too dark to walk on.
天色暗到沒辦法繼續走時，登山客就在河邊安頓下來過夜。
intransitive: bed down + place
After the long flight, Yusuf bedded the children down before eight o'clock.
在漫長的飛行之後，Yusuf 在八點前就把孩子們哄上床睡了。
The farmer bedded the new horses down with fresh straw in the warm barn.
農夫在溫暖的穀倉裡鋪了新鮮的稻草，讓新來的馬安頓睡下。
The scout troop bedded down for the night inside an old cabin near the lake.
童軍團在湖邊一間老舊的木屋裡安頓下來過夜。
- settle
more general; suggests calming down, not only sleep
- tuck in
informal; specifically about pulling covers around someone in a real bed
- put to bed
very common everyday phrase for the same idea
文法句型
bed someone down
bed down somewhere
用法筆記
Almost always appears with the particle 'down'. Distinguish from sense 1 (FIX IN PLACE): here the object is a person or animal preparing to sleep, not a hard item pressed into a material.
常見錯誤
3. to take someone as a sexual partner, especially in a brief or casual encounter r
上床；性交
與某人發生性關係，多帶輕浮意味
to take someone as a sexual partner, especially in a brief or casual encounter rather than within a committed relationship.
Eitan boasted to his friends that he had bedded half the women in the office.
Eitan 向朋友們吹噓，說他已經跟辦公室一半的女同事上過床。
informal, often boastful tone
The novel describes a king who tried to bed every young noblewoman at his court.
這部小說描寫一位國王，想跟宮裡每一位年輕的貴族女子發生關係。
Henry was determined to bed the rich widow before his rival could even meet her.
Henry 決心要趕在情敵見到那位富有的寡婦之前先把她追到手、上床。
Beatriz suspected her boyfriend was hoping to bed her by the end of the trip.
Beatriz 懷疑男友的目的，是想在這趟旅行結束前跟她上床。
- sleep with
neutral and far more common in everyday speech
- seduce
focuses on persuading someone into sex, not the act itself
- have an affair with
implies a longer secret relationship, not a single encounter
文法句型
bed someone
用法筆記
Informal and often disapproving — carries a hint of conquest or one-sided interest. In neutral or polite speech, prefer 'sleep with' or 'have sex with'. Common in fiction, gossip, and journalism, rare in formal writing.
常見錯誤
bed — 名詞
1. the rectangular item of furniture, usually with a soft mattress and pillows, tha
床
供人睡覺躺臥的長方形家具
the rectangular item of furniture, usually with a soft mattress and pillows, that you lie down on at night to sleep.
Eitan jumped onto the bed and pulled the blue blanket up to his chin.
Eitan 跳上床，把藍色的毯子拉到下巴處。
preposition: onto the bed
Beatriz was so tired that she fell asleep before her head touched the bed.
Beatriz 累到頭還沒碰到床就睡著了。
Grandpa Henry sat on the edge of the bed and slowly tied his shoes.
Grandpa Henry 坐在床沿，慢慢地綁好鞋帶。
Mum told the twins it was past nine, so they had to go to bed.
媽媽告訴雙胞胎已經過九點了，他們得去睡覺了。
Grandma read a long story to the twins while they sat in bed.
奶奶念了一個長故事給雙胞胎聽，他們就坐在床上。
文法句型
in bed
go to bed
make the bed
用法筆記
Often appears without an article in fixed phrases such as 'go to bed', 'in bed', and 'out of bed', where it refers to the activity of sleeping rather than the object itself.
常見錯誤
2. the daily household task of straightening the sheets, smoothing the duvet, and a
鋪床
起床後把床鋪整理整齊
the daily household task of straightening the sheets, smoothing the duvet, and arranging the pillows on a bed after someone has got up — referred to almost only through the fixed phrase 'make the bed'.
Mrs Lopez asks her son to make the bed every morning before school.
Lopez 太太每天早上都要兒子上學前先鋪床。
collocation: make the bed
Otto pulled up the sheets and quickly made the bed for his guest.
Otto 把床單拉好，迅速地為客人鋪好了床。
Hotel cleaners make about thirty beds during a single morning shift.
飯店清潔人員在一個早班中要鋪大約三十張床。
Olu forgot to make her bed, and her mother was not pleased.
Olu 忘了鋪自己的床，媽媽很不高興。
- tidy up the bed
more general; describes any quick straightening, not the full daily chore
文法句型
make + the bed
make + my/your/her bed
用法筆記
Almost always used in the fixed pattern 'make the bed' or 'make + possessive + bed'. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a household chore, not the piece of furniture.
常見錯誤
3. a flat layer of one material that supports something else placed on top of it —
底層；基層
墊在下面用來支撐其他東西的一層材料
a flat layer of one material that supports something else placed on top of it — for example, the gravel under a railway track or the rock under a road.
The workers spread a thick bed of gravel before laying the train tracks.
工人們先鋪了一層厚厚的碎石底層，才開始鋪設火車軌道。
pattern: a bed of + material
Engineers found an old bed of clay deep beneath the city park.
工程師在城市公園地下深處發現了一層古老的黏土層。
The new road sits on a strong bed of crushed stone and sand.
新的這條路底下鋪著一層堅固的碎石和沙子。
The builders poured concrete onto a thick bed of sand to keep the floor level.
工人們把混凝土倒在一層厚厚的沙底上，好讓地板保持水平。
- layer
the most general word; not limited to supporting layers
- foundation
emphasises that the layer carries a building or structure
- stratum
technical, used in geology for a single rock layer
文法句型
a bed of + noun
用法筆記
Typical objects of the preposition 'of' are bulk materials: gravel, sand, rock, clay, concrete. Distinguish from sense 5: in cooking, a 'bed of' is food on a plate; here the layer is geological or industrial.
常見錯誤
4. the solid ground that lies below a river, lake, or ocean — the surface that the
河床；海床
河流、湖泊或海洋下面的地面
the solid ground that lies below a river, lake, or ocean — the surface that the water sits on.
Divers picked up old coins and broken pottery from the bed of the river.
潛水員從河床撿起了舊硬幣和破碎的陶片。
pattern: the bed of the river
Sunlight reached the sandy bed of the shallow bay near Orchid Island.
陽光照到了蘭嶼附近淺海灣沙質的海床。
Strong currents had carved deep holes into the rocky sea bed.
強勁的水流在岩石海床上沖刷出了深深的洞。
After the long drought, the bed of the lake was dry and cracked.
經過長期乾旱後，湖床乾涸並且龜裂。
- surface
the top of the water, opposite of the bed below
文法句型
the bed of + body of water
用法筆記
Often forms compounds: 'riverbed', 'sea bed' (sometimes 'seabed'), 'lake bed'. Distinguish from sense 3: this sense is specifically the floor under a body of water; sense 3 is any supporting layer of material.
常見錯誤
5. a small heap of one kind of food, usually leaves, rice, or noodles, placed on a
墊底食材
盤中墊在主菜下方的一層食物
a small heap of one kind of food, usually leaves, rice, or noodles, placed on a plate so that another food can be set on top.
The chef placed grilled salmon on a bed of fresh green spinach.
主廚把烤鮭魚放在一層新鮮的綠色菠菜上。
pattern: on a bed of + food
Each piece of beef came on a small bed of buttery white rice.
每塊牛肉都盛在一小份奶油白飯上。
The waiter served the prawns on a bed of cold noodles and herbs.
服務生把蝦子盛在一層冷麵和香草上端上桌。
Aunt Rosa arranged the roasted lamb on a bed of warm potatoes.
Aunt Rosa 把烤羊肉擺在一層溫熱的馬鈴薯上。
- base
more general; can refer to non-food bases too
文法句型
serve / arrange / sit on a bed of + food
用法筆記
Almost always appears as 'on a bed of + [food]' in restaurant menus and cooking writing. Typical bases are leaves, rice, noodles, mashed potato, or polenta — soft or flat foods that hold the main item.
常見錯誤
6. the open, flat area at the back of a pickup truck or other large vehicle, where
卡車貨斗
皮卡或卡車後方平坦的載貨空間
the open, flat area at the back of a pickup truck or other large vehicle, where boxes, tools, or other goods are loaded.
Diego loaded six bags of cement into the bed of his red pickup.
Diego 把六袋水泥裝進他紅色皮卡的貨斗裡。
pattern: into the bed of + truck
Diego's two large dogs jumped onto the truck bed and lay down in the warm afternoon sun.
Diego 的兩隻大狗跳上卡車貨斗，躺在午後溫暖的陽光下。
compound: truck bed
Heavy rain soaked the boxes that Olu had left in the bed of the truck.
大雨把 Olu 留在卡車貨斗裡的紙箱都淋濕了。
The farmer covered the bed of the pickup with a thick blue tarp.
農夫用一塊厚厚的藍色帆布蓋住皮卡的貨斗。
- cargo area
more formal and general; covers vans and trucks of all kinds
- flatbed
specifically a truck whose cargo area has no sides
文法句型
the bed of + truck/pickup
in the bed of
用法筆記
Most common in American English; British English speakers usually say 'the back of the truck' or 'the load bed'. Often forms the compound 'truck bed' or 'pickup bed'.
常見錯誤
7. a small patch of soil — usually in a yard, balcony planter, or public space — th
花圃；苗圃
庭園裡種花草蔬菜的一塊土地
a small patch of soil — usually in a yard, balcony planter, or public space — that has been dug, smoothed, and prepared so flowers, vegetables, or shrubs can be planted there.
Grandma planted tulips in the round bed beside her front gate.
奶奶在前門旁邊那個圓形花圃裡種了鬱金香。
collocation: planted ... in the bed
The gardener pulled weeds from the vegetable bed before sunset.
園丁在日落前把菜圃裡的雜草拔乾淨。
compound: vegetable bed
Eitan spread fresh soil over the empty flower bed last Saturday.
Eitan 上週六在空的花圃上鋪了一層新土。
There are neat beds of roses along the path in Hyde Park.
海德公園的步道兩旁有整齊的玫瑰花圃。
Aunt Rosa dug a small herb bed near the kitchen window so she could pick basil easily.
Aunt Rosa 在廚房窗邊挖了一小塊香草苗圃，方便她隨手摘羅勒。
文法句型
a bed of + plant noun
用法筆記
Often appears in compounds such as 'flower bed', 'vegetable bed', or 'rose bed'. Distinguish from sense 3 (BOTTOM) and sense 4 (river/sea bottom): this sense is a prepared patch of soil for cultivation, not a natural surface under water or another object.
常見錯誤
8. the shortened written form of 'Bachelor of Education' — a university-level quali
教育學位
培育教師的大學學士學位（BEd）
the shortened written form of 'Bachelor of Education' — a university-level qualification studied mainly by trainee teachers; can also refer to someone who has earned this qualification.
Yusuf finished his BEd at the University of Manchester last summer.
Yusuf 去年夏天在曼徹斯特大學讀完了他的教育學士學位。
abbreviation written as BEd
Otto is studying for a BEd because he wants to teach primary school.
Otto 正在攻讀教育學士，因為他想當小學老師。
pattern: study for a BEd
The school only hires teachers who hold a BEd or a similar degree.
這所學校只聘用持有教育學士或類似學位的老師。
After three years of training, Olu graduated with a BEd in early childhood education.
經過三年的訓練，Olu 取得了幼兒教育的教育學士學位。
- Bachelor of Education
the full written form, used in formal documents
- teaching degree
general term that also covers other education qualifications
用法筆記
Almost always written 'BEd' (capital B, capital E, lowercase d) in British and Australian usage; spoken as the three letters 'B-E-D'. Frequently followed by 'in' plus a teaching specialism, e.g. 'BEd in primary education'.
常見錯誤
bed — 慣用語
bed — 縮寫
1. short form used in writing for the university degree Bachelor of Education, whic
教育學士
BEd：教育學士學位（非暴食症 BED）
short form used in writing for the university degree Bachelor of Education, which trains people to become teachers; also used to label a person who holds that degree.
Olu finished her BEd at the University of Glasgow last summer.
Olu 去年夏天在格拉斯哥大學讀完了她的教育學士（BEd）學位。
qualification name written after a person's name
The school will only hire teachers who already hold a BEd or a similar degree.
這間學校只聖聘已經拿到 BEd 或類似學位的老師。
hold a BEd
Otto is in the second year of his BEd and teaches part-time at a primary school.
Otto 正在讀 BEd 的二年級，同時在一間國小兼任教師。
Most of the new teachers in our district have a BEd from a local university.
我們學區大多數新進老師都拿的是本地大學的 BEd 學位。
- B.Ed.
alternative punctuation, same meaning
- Bachelor of Education
the full form; more formal in running text
用法筆記
Usually written with a capital B and lower-case 'd' (BEd) and placed after a person's name on official documents, business cards, or staff lists.
常見錯誤
2. short form of binge eating disorder, a mental health condition in which a person
暴食症
暴食症的英文縮寫
short form of binge eating disorder, a mental health condition in which a person regularly eats very large amounts of food in a short time and feels unable to stop.
Dr. Theo explained that BED is more common than many people realise.
Dr. Theo 說明 BED（暴食症）比很多人以為的還要常見。
BED + singular verb
The clinic offers a six-week therapy programme for adults living with BED.
這間診所為患有 BED 的成人提供六週的治療課程。
people living with BED
Eitan was diagnosed with BED after months of secret late-night eating.
Eitan 連續幾個月在深夜偷偷進食之後，被診斷為 BED（暴食症）。
The new study looked at how stress at work can trigger BED in young women.
這項新研究探討工作壓力如何誘發年輕女性的 BED。
- binge eating disorder
the full clinical name; preferred in speech
用法筆記
Always written in capitals (BED) and used in clinical or health-writing contexts. In everyday conversation, speakers usually say the full form 'binge eating disorder' instead.