单词 | to bed in |
释义 | > as lemmasto bed in to bed in 1. a. transitive. Originally: to plant (a seed, plant, etc.) in a bed of soil (cf. bed n. 8). Later also: to embed (an object) firmly in position in a semi-solid substance; to settle (something) firmly into place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > insertion or putting in > insert or put in [verb (transitive)] > in a surrounding mass enclosec1386 umbewendc1440 bed1587 to bed in1778 embed1778 1778 J. Abercrombie Universal Gardener & Botanist at Sorbus Sow the berries, either in drills an inch deep, or bed them in, by raking the earth from off the bed near that depth. 1819 P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. II. 46/2 The glazing-knife is used for laying-in the putty in the rebates, for bedding-in the glass, and for finishing the front putty. 1872 London Reader 1 Nov. 551/2 Pack a mixture of rough ice and coarse salt round the pot in the pail so as to bed it in, put a thin sprinkling of salt on top, [etc.]. 1990 Gardener Nov. 6/2 My first priority was to bed in all the plants, so temporary quarters were dug and the plants heeled in for the winter. 2014 R. Downie Tabula Rasa 92 Olennius bedded in a roughly squared stone, tapped it with the end of his trowel,..and reached out for the next chop of mortar. b. intransitive. Of an object, plant, etc.: to settle firmly in position; to become securely planted or fixed in place. ΚΠ 1851 Cottage Gardener 27 Feb. 333/1 The two outside ribs are scolloped out a little over the reduced ends of the rollers, so as to allow them to bed in, as the carpenters say. 1952 Bus & Coach Aug. 304/2 The lining will make full all-over contact on its first application without having to wait until it has bedded in. 2012 Daily Tel. 3 Sept. 12/2 Plants with their roots exposed are not only cheaper but, having been given time to bed in, they are also more robust and capable of withstanding whatever the weather might throw at them. 2. a. intransitive. Of a person: to settle or fit into an organization, team, role, etc. Of a process, organization, state, etc.: to become firmly or definitively established. ΚΠ 1976 Guardian 5 Sept. 17 Still bedding in at Arsenal..Macdonald has made a splendid start on vindicating his purchase. 1996 Marketing Week 11 Oct. 16 Just as Options for Change was bedding in, the papers were merged..as United News & Media. 2014 Jrnl. Operational Risk 9 92 Possibly because the MRG process was bedding in, the model review process was not as rigorous as it might have been. b. transitive. To settle or fit (a person) into an organization, team, role, etc.; to establish (a process, organization, state, etc.) firmly or definitively. ΚΠ 1989 Guardian 24 Mar. 19/3 Norman Hughes, the new England coach, faces a severe test, especially as he is bedding in players in key positions against countries we have seldom beaten. 1997 Independent 1 Jan. i. 10/2 We hope Benjamin Netanyahu, Yasser Arafat and the new US Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, continue to devote their energies to sustaining and bedding-in peace over the remaining 364 days. 2019 New Statesman 8 Nov. Angela Merkel (CDU) inherited their achievements in 2005 and has since bedded them in. < as lemmas |
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