if they lose their home.

&ma

be com ing /bi'kAimr)/ adj. (formal) 1 (of clothes, etc. A IK =f) making the person wearing them look more attractive ftlggift; if krtift P^TTl flattering 2 suitable or appropriate for sb or their situation if ig #J;

%       H771 fitting : It was not very becoming behav­iour for a teacher.          AfWf

rm-3 UNBECOMING

bec-que-rel /'bekarel/ noun (abbr. Bq) (physics %) a unit for measuring radioactivity M , j/J of ( $1414

BEd (also B.Ed. especially in NAmE) /,bi: 'ed/ noun the abbreviation for ‘Bachelor of Education’ (a first univer­sity degree in education) Bachelor of

Education, ) : (BrE) Sarah Wells

BEd

bed On /bed/ noun, verb

m noun

►                 FURNITURE v 1 [C, U] a piece of furniture for sleeping on A: a single/double bed —A / M AA 0 She lay on the bed (= on top of the covers). Mfnj# A Jr. ( 4u A

) o 0 He lay in bed (= under the covers). #1$$: A± ( taiifrSA ) o O I’m tired—I’m going to bed. ft

ft T    f^Ult^To 0 It’s time for bed (= time to go

to sleep). iMM B§ ^ Bf 7 o 0 I’ll just put the kids to bed. ft^Wt^W^k^r^ o He likes to have a mug

of cocoa before bed (= before going to bed). iikiS HU “i            Otogetinto/outofbed$t%jt ,       to

make the bed (= arrange the covers in a tidy way) HA

0                  Could you give me a bed for the night (= somewhere

to sleep)? 4* ifc IBr ft # A BS (ft A ? 0 There’s a shortage of hospital beds (= not enough room for patients to be admitted).          o He has been

confined to bed with flu for the past couple of days. iSMir BH/lAATATo —see also air bed,

CAMP BED, SOFA BED, TWIN BED, WATERBED

►                 OF RIVER/LAKE/SEA ffl ; M ; 2 [C] the bottom of a

river, the sea, etc. ( M ) A; ( 7§^fft ) /&: the ocean bed jf£ o oyster beds (= an area in the sea where there are many oysters)

►                 FOR FLOWERS/VEGETABLES S/f; 3LM 3 [C] an area of

ground in a garden/yard or park for growing flowers, vegetables, etc.          ffl ; Hi: flower beds Vc

— see also seedbed

►                 BOTTOM LAYER Jfe M 4 [C] ~ of sth a layer of sth that

other things lie or rest on jjg M ; 3! ; 11:  grilled

chicken, served on a bed of rice ^ H tS o The blocks should be laid on a bed of concrete.      IsLfEWLM.

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►                  GEOLOGY Jtfe Ji!          5 [C] a layer of clay, rock, etc. in the

ground ( HTfhfiiv         ) JfeM — see also

BEDROCK

HBB1 (not) a bed of 'roses (not) an easy or a pleasant situation ( mt ) mkfomu, ^Alt'Alftlf U: Their

life together hasn’t exactly been a bed of roses. Hf] A     

get out of bed on the wrong side (Br£) (NAmE get up on the wrong side of the bed) to be bad-tempered for the whole day for no particular reason (      ) — ^AicSAlt itgo to bed

with sb (informal) to have sex with sb if ( 3£A ) ^ A'14 A fk in bed used to refer to sexual activity ( ta '14 If A ) : What’s he like in bed? ffe£ftA±#J A#? 0

1                  caught them in bed together (= having sex).         ilk

ill BS i4 —1£0 you’ve made your bed and you must lie in/on it (saying) you must accept the results of your actions ft take to your ‘bed to go to bed

and stay there because you are ill/sick ( ® ^ ) Eh A; Eh^i — more at die v., wet v.

* verb (dd-) [VN] 1 ~ sth (in sth) to fix sth firmly in sth !£••• 13 A®: The bricks were bedded in sand to improve drainage. £> M & A fij , VI $ ift W          0 0 Make sure

that you bed the roots firmly in the soil. —

A L A ± % II o 2 (old-fashioned) to have sex with sb -% ( ^A )       IJIlslk^l bed 'down to sleep in a

place where you do not usually sleep     A flfe A 81 1st:

You have my room and I’ll bed down in the living room.

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