"take to your bed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 臥床（因病或情緒低落）

Definition

通常指因為生病或非常難過而上床並長期待在床上，而不僅僅是為了睡覺。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這種說法較正式或帶點老派，常用來形容因病或悲傷而臥床，不適用於正常睡覺。常見於新聞、文學中。

Examples

After catching the flu, she took to her bed for several days.

她得了流感後，連續幾天**臥床**。

He was so heartbroken that he took to his bed and didn't speak to anyone.

他傷心欲絕，甚至**臥床不起**，誰都不說話。

When his illness got worse, he took to his bed permanently.

他病情加重後，就**一直臥床**了。

It was such a shock that she just took to her bed and wouldn't get up.

這個打擊太大了，她就這樣**臥床不起**，不肯起身。

Back in the day, people would often take to their bed during a long illness.

過去，人們生病久了常常會**臥床不起**。

Whenever life got too hard, he would simply take to his bed and avoid the world.

每當生活變得太艱難，他就會**臥床**，逃避一切。