bedridden

bed·rid·den

B0151200 (bĕd′rĭd′n) also bed·rid (-rĭd′)adj. Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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[Middle English bedreden, from Old English bedrida : bed, bed; see bed + rida, rider (from rīdan, to ride; see ride).]

bedridden

(ˈbɛdˌrɪdən) adjconfined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period[Old English bedreda, from bedd bed + -rida rider, from rīdan to ride]

bed•rid•den

(ˈbɛdˌrɪd n)

adj. confined to bed from illness. [1300–50; Middle English bedreden, alter. of bedrede, Old English bedreda, bedrida paralytic]

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

bedridden - confined to bed (by illness) bedfast, bedrid, sick-abedill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering"

bedridden

adjective confined to bed, confined, incapacitated, laid up (informal), flat on your back bedridden patients

Translations

卧床不起的

bed

(bed) noun1. a piece of furniture, or a place, to sleep on. The child sleeps in a small bed; a bed of straw. 床 床2. the channel (of a river) or floor (of a sea) etc. (河或海)床 河床，海床 3. a plot in a garden. a bed of flowers. 園圃 苗圃4. layer. a bed of chalk below the surface. 一層 一层-bedded suffix having (a certain number or type of) bed(s). a double-bedded room. 有床位的 提供床位的ˈbedding noun mattress, bedclothes etc. 寢具 寝具ˈbedbug noun a small blood-sucking insect that lives in houses, especially beds. 臭蟲 臭虫ˈbedclothes (-kləuðz) , ((American) -kləuz) noun plural sheets, blankets etc. 寢具 寝具ˈbedcover noun a top cover for a bed. 床罩 床罩ˈbedridden adjective in bed for a long period because of age or sickness. She has been bedridden since the car accident. (因病或衰老等)臥床不起的 （因病或衰老等）卧床不起的 ˈbedroom noun a room for sleeping in. 臥室 卧室ˈbedside noun the place or position next to a person's bed. He was at her bedside when she died; (also adjective) a bedside table. 床邊 床边ˈbedspread noun a top cover for a bed. Please remove the bedspread before you get into bed. 床罩 床罩，床单 ˈbedtime noun the time at which one normally goes to bed. Seven o'clock is the children's bedtime; (also adjective) a bedtime story. 就寢時間 就寝时间bed and breakfast lodging for the night, and breakfast only (not lunch or dinner). 僅供早餐(不供午餐或晚餐的)住宿地點，民宿 只供早餐的住宿bed of roses an easy or comfortable place, job etc. Life is not a bed of roses. 如魚得水 称心如意的境遇go to bed1. to get into bed. I'm sleepy – I think I'll go to bed now; What time do you usually go to bed? 上床 上床2. (often with with) to have sexual intercourse with; to have a love affair with. 性交 性交