- [countable, uncountable]
a piece of furniture for sleeping on 床 
a single/double bed 一张单人／双人床 - on the bed
She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers). 她躺在床上（指没盖被子）。 - in bed
He lay in bed (= under the covers). 他躺在床上（指盖着被子）。 I'm tired—I'm going to bed. 我累了，我要睡觉了。 I'll just put the kids to bed. 我这就安排孩子们去睡觉。 It's time for bed (= time to go to sleep). 该是睡觉的时候了。 He likes to have a mug of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed). 他睡前喜欢喝一大杯可可。 to get into/out of bed 就寝；起床 to make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way) 铺床 Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere to sleep)? 今晚你能给我弄个睡的地方吗？ There's a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted). 医院床位短缺。 He has been confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. 他因患流感，已经几天未下床了。 Having breakfast in bed is a rare treat. 在床上吃早餐是一种难得的享受。 I ran and hid under a bed. 我跑过去藏在床下。 She came over and sat at the foot (= bottom) of the bed. 她走过来，坐在床脚。
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1Elizabeth was sitting on her bed writing a letter. 伊丽莎白正坐在床上写信。 I like to be in bed before 11 o'clock. 我喜欢 11 点之前上床睡觉。 She crawled into bed exhausted. 她精疲力竭地钻进被窝。 Are you out of bed yet? 你起床了吗？ He and his brother had to share a bed. 他和弟弟不得不同睡一张床。 Don't punish a child who wets the bed. 不要惩罚尿床的孩子。 He came home to find an empty bed. 他回家发现床上空荡荡的。 He slept on a makeshift bed of blankets and cushions. 他睡在用毛毯和垫子铺成的临时床上。 Please strip the beds and put the sheets in the washing machine. 请把床上的褥单换下来放到洗衣机里。 It was a messy room, with an unmade bed and clothes on the floor. 这是一个凌乱的房间，地板上有一张未整理的床和衣服。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- single
- double
- king-size
- …
- make
- make up
- strip
- …
- clothes
- linen
- sheet
- …
- in bed
- out of bed
- bed and breakfast
- the edge of the bed
- the foot of the bed
- …
- [countable]
the bottom of a river, the sea, etc. （河）床；（海等的）底 the ocean bed 海洋底 oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters) 牡蛎层
- [countable]
an area of ground in a garden or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc. 花坛；苗圃；菜园 
flower beds 花坛 Raised flower beds are ideal for people in wheelchairs. 凸起的花坛对坐轮椅的人来说非常方便。 - bed of something
ornamental beds of roses 观赏用玫瑰花坛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- flower
- rose
- strawberry
- …
- bed of
- [countable] bed of something
a layer of something that other things lie or rest on 底层；基；基座 - [countable]
a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the ground （地下由黏土、岩石等构成的）地层 see also nail bed
furniture家具
of river/lake/sea河；湖；海
for flowers/vegetables花卉；蔬菜
bottom layer底层
geology地质学
Word OriginOld English bed, bedd (noun), beddian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bed and German Bett.
Idioms
(not) a bed of roses
die in your bed
to die because you are old or ill 寿终正寝
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 （无缘由地）一起床就整天情绪不好
go to bed with somebody
- (informal)
to have sex with somebody 与（某人）上床
in bed
take to your bed
to go to bed and stay there because you are ill （因病）卧床；卧病
wet the/your bed
- [no passive]
to urinate in your bed by accident 尿床
you’ve made your bed and you must lie in/on it
- (saying)
you must accept the results of your actions 自己承担后果