| 释义 |
lay someone low1(Of an illness) reduce someone to inactivity: he was laid low by a stomach bug...- Rain, thunder and lightning of epic proportions have not succeeded in cleaning the air and we are laid low with massive headaches, blocked sinuses and pervasive brain fog.
- However, Dove has been laid low by a virus all week and his chances of being involved at the weekend are 50-50.
- I am sure producers and TV executives everywhere were sorry to hear that Jon had been laid low by pneumonia before Christmas and like me wished him a speedy recovery.
1.1Bring to an end the high position or good fortune formerly enjoyed by someone: she reflected on how quickly fate can lay a person low...- That's also the premise which lays them low - most people don't have the time to do overly intensive data entry.
- Should he make that connection, he would be perfectly within his rights to lay you low for looking for information that is none of your business.
- He is the archenemy to the Order and has vowed to lay them low one way or another.
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