bed of roses

n. A state of great comfort or luxury.

bed′ of ros′es

n. a situation of luxurious ease. [1800–10]

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Noun

bed of roses - a flower bed in which roses are growingrose bedbed of flowers, flower bed, flowerbed - a bed in which flowers are growingrose garden - a garden for growing roses

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称心如意的境遇

bed

(bed) noun1. a piece of furniture, or a place, to sleep on. The child sleeps in a small bed; a bed of straw.床2. the channel (of a river) or floor (of a sea) etc. 河床，海床 3. a plot in a garden. a bed of flowers.苗圃4. layer. a bed of chalk below the surface.一层-bedded suffix having (a certain number or type of) bed(s). a double-bedded room.提供床位的ˈbedding noun mattress, bedclothes etc. 寝具ˈbedbug noun a small blood-sucking insect that lives in houses, especially beds. 臭虫ˈbedclothes (-kləuðz) , ((American) -kləuz) noun plural sheets, blankets etc. 寝具ˈbedcover noun a top cover for a bed. 床罩ˈbedridden adjective in bed for a long period because of age or sickness. She has been bedridden since the car accident. （因病或衰老等）卧床不起的 ˈbedroom noun a room for sleeping in. 卧室ˈbedside noun the place or position next to a person's bed. He was at her bedside when she died; (also adjective) a bedside table.床边ˈbedspread noun a top cover for a bed. Please remove the bedspread before you get into bed. 床罩，床单 ˈbedtime noun the time at which one normally goes to bed. Seven o'clock is the children's bedtime; (also adjective) a bedtime story.就寝时间bed and breakfast lodging for the night, and breakfast only (not lunch or dinner). 只供早餐的住宿bed of roses an easy or comfortable place, job etc. Life is not a bed of roses.称心如意的境遇go to bed1. to get into bed. I'm sleepy – I think I'll go to bed now; What time do you usually go to bed?上床2. (often with with) to have sexual intercourse with; to have a love affair with. 性交

bed of roses

a bed of roses

An easy, comfortable situation. After John complained about his long, tiring day at work, his father turned to him and said, "You didn't think your new job in construction was going to be a bed of roses, did you?"See also: bed, of, rose

bed of roses

A comfortable or luxurious position, as in Taking care of these older patients is no bed of roses. This metaphor, first recorded in 1635, is often used in a negative context, as in the example. Also see bowl of cherries. See also: bed, of, rose

bed of roses

n. a luxurious situation; an easy life. Who said life would be a bed of roses? See also: bed, of, rose

bed of roses, a

A delightful place, a very pleasant situation. The metaphor was employed by English poets from Christopher Marlowe on. Today it is often used in a negative sense—that is, some situation is not a bed of roses. Indeed, the metaphor lacks literal truth anyway, as garden expert Allen Lacy pointed out in a New York Times column of 1987: “A bed of roses isn’t, considering all the fussy care they require—remove faded blossoms, minor pruning, spraying, dusting.”See also: bed, of

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noun a flower bed in which roses are growing

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