bedridden

IPA/ˈbedrɪdn/
KK[bˈɛdrˌɪdən]IPA/ˈbedrɪdn/

bedridden — 形容詞

  • bedriddenpositive
  • more bedriddencomparative
  • most bedriddensuperlative

1. unable to leave your bed for a long period because you are very sick, badly hurt

1.形容詞C2
釋義

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.

例句

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]

常見搭配
  • bedridden patient
  • bedridden grandmother
  • leave someone bedridden
  • bedridden for weeks
  • bedridden with the flu
  • bedridden since
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

I was bedridden yesterday with a headache.
I stayed in bed yesterday with a headache.
'bedridden' implies long-term inability to get up, not one day of resting.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • bedridden patient
  • bedridden parent
  • bedridden grandmother
  • bedridden relative
  • bedridden elderly

副詞搭配

  • completely bedridden
  • almost bedridden
  • permanently bedridden
  • virtually bedridden

常用片語

  • leave someone bedridden
  • become bedridden
  • fall bedridden
  • lie bedridden

介系詞搭配

  • bedridden with (an illness)
  • bedridden for (a period)
  • bedridden since (a date or event)