释义 |
View usage for: (bedrɪdən) adjectiveSomeone who is bedridden is so ill or has such a severe disability that they cannot get out of bed. He had to spend two years bedridden with an injury. ...bedridden patients. Synonyms: confined to bed, confined, incapacitated, laid up [informal] More Synonyms of bedridden bedridden in British English (ˈbɛdˌrɪdən) adjectiveconfined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period Word origin Old English bedreda, from bedd bed + -rida rider, from rīdan to ridebedridden in American English (ˈbɛdˈrɪdən) adjective having to stay in bed, usually for a long period, because of illness, infirmity, etc. : also ˈbedˌrid Word origin ME bedrede(n) < OE bedreda < bed, bed + rida, rider < ridan, to ride Examples of 'bedridden' in a sentencebedridden It took her out of training for a year and she was bedridden for three months.Many sufferers can be bedridden for years.She is bedridden and unable to do anything for herself.He was bedridden for a week, cutting himself off from friends and colleagues.Sometimes, patients are bedridden and have to be fed through a tube.He had MS and was bedridden for years.NOBODY goes to hospital for gourmet meals, but bedridden patients can be forgiven for expecting a nibble or two.Instead of recovering, she has another stroke and remains at home bedridden, unable to talk.It came to a point where I couldn't work and was bedridden for two weeks.I pushed myself so hard I got hepatitis and was bedridden for a month. Definition unable to leave bed because of illness bedridden patients Synonyms confined to bed confined flat on your back Additional synonymsShe is incapacitated and can't work. Synonyms immobilized, unfit, out of action (informal), laid up (informal), indisposed, hors de combat I was laid up in bed with acute rheumatism. Synonyms incapacitated, ill, injured, sick, out of action (informal), bedridden, immobilized, housebound, on the sick list - bedim
- bedlam
- bedraggled
- bedridden
- bedrock
- bee
- beef
|