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词组 bed down
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Phr V
bed down
beds, bedding, bedded
bed down
(always + adv/prep) to lie down in order to go to sleep somewhere, especially somewhere different from where you usually sleep
He bedded down for the night in a doorway.
British & Australian if something new {e.g. process, organization} beds down, it starts to work well because it has existed for long enough
The new system had not bedded down in the way he had hoped.
phrasebed down1. bed down to lie down in order to got to sleep somewhere, especially on the floor, on the ground, on a chair etc: Angie didn't want to go home so late, so I told her she could bed down on the sofa. About twenty people had bedded down outside the shop, waiting for the sale to start. SIMILAR TO: doss down BrE informal2. bed down BrE if a new system beds down, it gradually becomes less new and strange and starts to work with fewer problems: It will be necessary to wait about six months for the reforms to bed down, before we can comment on their success.3. bed sb/sth downbed down sb/sth to make a person or animal ready for the night: It was Jim's job to look after the horses and bed them down for the night.4. bed sb downbed down sb AmE informal to have sex with someone - used when someone is proud of having done this: He claimed to have bedded down over 20,000 women.

bed down

1. To get into bed and go to sleep. After taking exams all week, I can't wait to bed down tonight.
2. To put someone, typically a baby or child, into bed. Please be quiet, I just bedded down the baby.
3. To provide someone with a bed or the space and materials for sleeping. If it gets late, we can just bed down Tony and Gina in the spare bedroom.
4. To cover or secure something as a means of protection. With this storm coming, we have to be sure to bed down our crops.

bed down (some place)

To sleep somewhere. Hey, since it's so late, can I bed down in your spare bedroom? I found a hotel with a vacancy, so we can bed down there for the night.

bed (someone or something) down (some place)

to put someone or something into a bed or on bedding some place. We bedded the kids down on mattresses on the floor. We bedded down the horses for the night.

bed down

(for something) to lie down to sleep for a period of time. After she had bedded down for the night, the telephone rang. All the chickens bedded down hours ago.

bed down

v.
1. To lie down to sleep: I'm about to bed down for the night.
2. To furnish someone with a bed or sleeping quarters: We bedded down our guests in the den. The army bedded down the troops in a temporary shelter.
3. To put someone or something securely to bed: The parents bed down their children every night by reading them a story. We bedded the baby down early tonight.
4. To secure or protect something, especially by covering or enclosing it: To keep the roots of the plants healthy, bed them down in the winter with an inch of soil. We bedded down our equipment under some leaves while we explored the surrounding woods.
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