bed
Definitions
A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
床。
The flat base or bottom on which something rests, such as a river or the sea.
底；床（如河床、海床）。
A plot of prepared ground for plants.
苗床；花坛。
To fix or settle firmly into a base or surface.
把……牢牢安置（于底面中）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedbed is the root itself, from Old English bedd. It has always meant both 'the furniture you sleep on' and 'a flat base something rests on' — which is why a river has a bed, a garden has flowerbeds, and the sea has a seabed.
Root bed still carries 9 more wordsWhy It Means This
The two meanings of bed are one idea seen from two angles: a steady surface that holds something. A mattress holds a sleeper; a riverbed holds the water; a flowerbed holds the plants. Once you see the 'base' sense, the whole family — riverbed, seabed, bedrock, embed — clicks into place.
Common Collocations
- 1.go to bed上床睡觉
- 2.make the bed整理床铺
- 3.flower bed花坛
- 4.river bed河床
- 5.bed and breakfast民宿
Example Sentences
- 1.
She was so tired she fell into bed at eight.
- 2.
The river runs slowly over its rocky bed.
- 3.
He planted tulips in the flower bed by the gate.
- 4.
The pipes are bedded in a layer of sand.