bedridden
/ˈbedrɪdn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbedrɪdn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbed-ˌri-dᵊn/ (ame, mw)
bedridden — 形容詞
1. unable to leave your bed for a long period because you are very sick, badly hurt
臥床不起的
因病、傷或年老而長期無法下床的
unable to leave your bed for a long period because you are very sick, badly hurt, or too weak from old age to get up and move around.
Grandma Lin has been bedridden since her hip surgery in March.
林奶奶自從三月做完髖關節手術後就一直臥床不起。
be bedridden since [event] for the cause of immobility
A bad case of pneumonia left Noa bedridden for almost three weeks.
一場嚴重的肺炎讓 Noa 臥床將近三個禮拜。
leave someone bedridden for [duration]
The nurse visits eight bedridden patients in their homes every Tuesday.
那位護理師每週二都會到八位臥床病人的家中探視。
After the stroke, my uncle was bedridden and could not feed himself.
中風之後，我叔叔長期臥床，連吃飯都沒辦法自己來。
Mrs. Mira has been bedridden in the upstairs bedroom since her stroke last spring.
Mira 太太自從去年春天中風後，就一直臥床在樓上的房間裡。
- bedfast
rare; mostly older medical writing, same meaning
- confined to bed
neutral phrasal alternative, used in medical reports
- immobile
broader — describes any inability to move, not specifically tied to bed
- ambulatory
medical term for a patient who can walk around
- mobile
general term for someone able to move freely
文法句型
be bedridden with [illness]
leave someone bedridden
用法筆記
Almost always describes a state lasting weeks, months, or years — not a single day in bed with a cold. Subjects are typically people who are seriously ill, recovering from major surgery, or very old.