in bed
in bed — 慣用語
1. used as a polite, indirect way of saying that two people are having sex with eac
上床
兩人發生性關係的委婉說法
used as a polite, indirect way of saying that two people are having sex with each other
Minho and his colleague Emma had been in bed together for months before their co-workers caught on.
Minho 和同事 Emma 已經上床好幾個月了，後來才被同事們發現。
idiom: be in bed together
At the party, Joaquín bragged about being in bed with a famous singer.
派對上 Joaquín 吹噓自己和一位知名歌手上了床。
The rumour going around campus said the professor was in bed with a graduate student.
校園裡傳的謠言說那位教授和一名研究生上了床。
The people next door were in bed so often that the whole street knew about it.
隔壁鄰居三天兩頭就上床，整條街的人都知道。
- sleep with
slightly more direct but still euphemistic; can also imply spending the night without sex
文法句型
be in bed with [someone]
be in bed together
用法筆記
This is the most common idiomatic meaning of 'in bed'. It is a euphemism — deliberately indirect — and avoids crude or clinical terms. Suitable in everyday conversation but out of place in formal writing or professional contexts.
常見錯誤
2. used to talk about a person's skill, habits, or preferences as a sexual partner
床上表現
形容一個人的性技巧或習慣
used to talk about a person's skill, habits, or preferences as a sexual partner
Yara asked her best friend whether Ezra was any good in bed.
Yara 問她最好的朋友 Ezra 的床上表現如何。
pattern: [adjective] in bed
Noor was confident in the office but shy and quiet in bed.
Noor 在辦公室很有自信，但床上表現卻害羞而安靜。
After a few drinks, Sumin's friends asked what her new boyfriend was like in bed.
喝了幾杯之後，Sumin 的朋友們問她新男友的床上表現怎麼樣。
The magazine survey asked readers to rate their own partner's skills in bed.
那份雜誌調查請讀者為伴侶的床上表現打分數。
- good in the sack
cruder and more vulgar — avoided in polite company
文法句型
[adjective] in bed
how good/terrible/shy [someone] is in bed
用法筆記
Always follows an adjective or a question about quality (How is… / What is… like). Without an adjective, 'He is in bed' means he is having sex (sense 1), not that he is skilful at it.
常見錯誤
3. discovered while having sex, especially by someone who was not supposed to see t
捉姦在床
做愛時被他人撞見
discovered while having sex, especially by someone who was not supposed to see them
Mayumi's father walked in and caught her in bed with her boyfriend.
Mayumi 的父親走進房間，撞見她跟男友在床上。
collocation: caught in bed with [someone]
The hotel cleaner walked in on the newlyweds in bed and apologised before leaving.
旅館清潔人員撞見新婚夫婦正在床上，連忙道歉後退出房間。
Élise was mortified when her mother came home early and caught them in bed.
Élise 的母親提早回家當場捉姦在床，她尷尬極了。
Nora's landlord entered the apartment without warning and found her in bed with one of the neighbours.
Nora 的房東沒通知就進門，當場發現她和一名鄰居在床上。
- caught red-handed
broader: used for any wrongdoing, not only sex
文法句型
caught in bed with [someone]
found in bed with [someone]
用法筆記
Almost always appears after a verb of discovery — caught, found, walked in on, discovered. The emphasis is on the embarrassment or scandal of being seen by an unexpected third party.