為…提供住宿處(或床鋪)；給(牲口)鋪草作睡處；使(人或牲口)安睡，(安頓)過夜，(安排)睡覺(down)： The host bedded his guests. 房東為客人提供床鋪。 I bedded the traveller for a night. 我為這位旅客提供一夜住宿。 Our horse was bedded down in the barn by the stable boy. 我們的馬被小馬夫安頓好在馬廄里了。
[口語]誘使(女子)與其發生性關係，與…性交；與…同居： He bedded that nice girl last night. 他昨晚與那位可愛的女孩睡覺。
固定在…上，把…安裝在…基礎上，嵌入，埋置： The builder bedded the flagstones in concrete. 建築工人用水泥砌牢石板。 The big guns were bedded in the ground. 這些大炮被安裝固定在地面上。
【園藝學】把…栽種入(或植入)花壇(或苗床、圃里)(out)： The young plants were bedded out in the border. 這些幼苗被移植到(路邊的)狹長花壇里。
堆(土)使成花壇(或苗床)(up): We bedded up the dirt for raising flowers. 我們堆土成花壇以養花。
把…放入養殖場，把…放至海底(或河底、湖底)繁殖： They bedded oysters. 他們把牡蠣放入海底養殖場養殖。
把…分層疊置；把…平放如床；把…弄成層： The builders bedded the flagstones. 建築工人把石板分層疊置。 The worker bedded metal plates together. 工人把幾塊金屬板平放在一起。
【地質學】使分層
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上床，睡(覺)，臥，就寢，休息；找到就寢處(down): I'll bed down on the sofa. 我將睡在沙發上。 The host says I can bed here for the night. 旅館老闆說我可在這兒過夜。
住宿： The travellers wanted to bed in the best hotels. 旅遊者想住最好的旅館。
性交(with): He bedded with that girl you used to share a flat with. 他和同你合住一個單元的那個女孩發生了性關係。
(金屬構件)被平放；形成平面： The rivets bed against the flat plate. 鉚釘與平板貼合。
形成堅實的一層(down): Litter in the barn has bedded down. 鋪在馬廄里的草已粘結成層。
【地質學】分層
短語:
病倒在床上，(因病)臥床，開始臥病
上床睡覺
把…葬入墳墓，埋葬，下葬
[美國俚語]把(喝醉者)扶上床
安頓(孩子、病人等)上床去睡；把(牲口)安頓好讓其睡覺
[美國英語]【印刷】把(鉛字、印版等)組版裝在印刷機上
【印刷】把(報刊等)付印；(撰稿後)委託給出版社，使編輯好出版；工作到最後一分鐘
坐褥(臨產)
在被窩裡，(躺)在床上
在交媾
上床，就寢
[口語]同…發生性關係(with)
(報刊等)付印；(撰稿後)委託給出版社
[俚語]不要吵，住嘴
龍床，御座
(大人物的)靈床(以便弔祭瞻仰遺容)[亦作 state bed]
a bed of down (或 roses,flowers) 稱心如意的境遇(或地位、生活、工作)；安樂的生活；安樂窩[常用於否定句]
a bed of nails [英國英語]極其艱難的境況，極端困難的處境，極不如意的地位(= a bed of thorns)[1965～1970]
a bed of roses [口語]稱心如意的境遇(或地位、生活、工作)；安樂窩，適意的處境；舒適的生活；舒適豪華的環境；工作輕鬆而一切令人滿意的職位[見 a bed of down][1800～1810]
a bed of sickness 病榻
a bed of thorns [口語、比喻]極其艱難的境況，環境惡劣；(處於)憂悶恐怖的環境；如坐針氈
As you make your bed,so you must lie on it. [諺語]自作自受。(或：自食其果。)
be brought to bed (of) [古語]臨產，臨盆，分娩，生，生產(to)
be confined to one's bed 臥床不起，病倒在床上
bed it 臥病在床
bed of dust 墳墓
bed of justice (法國國會的)國王的寶座；國王親臨的國會
bed of state
bed of ware 能睡12人的大床 die in (one's)bed 老死，壽終正寢[見 die1]
Early to bed and early to rise,makes a man healthy,wealthy and wise. [諺語]睡得早，起得早，富裕、聰明、身體好。
get into bed with = jump into bed with
get out of bed on the wrong side [口語](從早晨起床起)整日心情不好，醒來就鬧脾氣[亦作 get up on the wrong side of the bed]
go to bed
go to bed in one's boots [俚語]泥醉上床，酩酊大醉
go to bed with one's boots on [俚語][通常用於否定句](男子)性交時故意不用避孕工具
go to bed with the chickens 晚上早睡覺
go to bed with the lamb,and rise with the lark 早睡早起
in bed
jump into bed with (尤把和不太可能結盟的人)結成(暫時性的)同盟，不加疑問地接受別人的主張或加盟於別人的團體
keep (to)one's bed 或keep the bed 臥病在床
leave one's bed 病癒起床
lie (或sleep) in (或 on)the bed one has made 自作自受，自食其果
lie on a bed of thorns 坐立不安，如坐針氈
make fit the Procrustean bed 見 Procrustean
make one's (own) bed and lie on(或in) it 自作自受，自食其果
make the (或a) bed (睡前或起床後)整理床鋪，鋪床疊被
place on the Procrustean bed 見 Procrustean bed
put to bed
put to bed with a shovel (或 mattock)
sleep in (或on) the bed one has made =lie in (或 on)the bed one has made
stretch on the Procrustean bed 見 Procrustean bed
take to one's bed
turn down a bed 把床罩翻開一部分(便於就寢)
You have made your bed and you must lie on it. [諺語]事情是你犯下的，後果必須由你承擔。(或：自作自受。或：自食其果。)
