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time sb goes to bed ( JLSrttfj Jfji£ ) ftft, SIBft: Time for beddy-byes. ftftftftBi^To bedeck /bi'dek/ verb [VN] [usually passive] ~ sth/sb (with/in sth) (literary) to decorate sth/sb with flowers, flags, precious stones, etc. ( ^

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be devil /bi'devl/ verb (-II-, NAmE -I-) [VN] (formal) to cause a lot of problems for sb/sth over a long period of time ft M PflTCl BESET : The expedition was

bedevilled by bad weather.

bed fel low /’bedfelau; NAmE -felou/ noun a person or thing that is connected with or related to another, often in a way that you would not expect ( # fa ;i; ft if] ) ftft, H ft , & ft Z % : strange/unlikely

bedfellows i^'g^ftft; %X. bed-head /'bedhed/ noun the part of the bed which is at the end, behind the head of the person sleeping on it

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bed-jacket /'bedd3aekit/ noun a short jacket worn when sitting up in bed ftj| )

bed-lam /'bedlam/ noun [U] a scene full of noise and confusion tl $L nf ^ W ^ ffi; ® |M ECCDI chaos : It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding. (tf

bed-linen /'bedlinin/ noun [u] sheets and pillowcases for a bed fmtR® ( jfftIMfcft:*; )

Bed ouin /'beduin/ noun (pi. Bed-ouin) a member of an Arab people that traditionally lives in tents in the desert ( m&ibX, S, ft

bed-pan /'bedpaen/ noun a container used as a toilet by a person who is too ill/sick to get out of bed ( 6h ft ^

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bed-post /'bedpaust; NAmE -poust/ noun one of the four vertical supports at the comers of a bed (especially an