Pronunciation

/bɛd/

Definitions

Noun

1. A寝具: A piece of furniture for sleeping on, typically consisting of a mattress placed on a frame or platform. Example: “She整理了床铺 before going to sleep.”
2. A place to rest: A room or area where people sleep, often with a bed in it. Example: “The children fell asleep in their cozy bedroom.”
3. A state of being: A position or state of being horizontal, especially when resting. Example: “He lay down on the soft bed and drifted off to sleep.”
4. A period of time: A night’s sleep or a nap. Example: “He took a quick bed for an hour.”

Verb

1. To sleep: To lie down in a bed or other sleeping place, typically for rest or recuperation. Example: “She went to bed early after a long day at work.”
2. To occupy: To use or utilize (a bed) for sleeping. Example: “All the hotel rooms were booked, so we had to share a bed.”
3. To place or put to bed: To settle a child or animal to sleep. Example: “He gently put his baby to bed and kissed her goodnight.”

Preposition

1. In or on a bed. Example: “She was lying in bed, reading a book.”

Phrases

• “Go to bed early” advises someone to retire for the night at an early hour.
• “Make the bed” refers to tidying up the sheets and blankets on a bed.
• “Share a bed” indicates that two or more people are sleeping together in one bed.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “She woke up with a kink in her neck from sleeping on a hard bed.”
• Verb: “After dinner, he retired to his bedroom to go to bed.”
• Preposition: “The sun had already set, and he was getting ready to go to bed.”

Synonyms

• Sleep
• Rest
• Nap
• Lie down
• Recline
• Retire
• Hunker down
• Hit the hay
• Go to sleep (verb)