"down with a disease" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 生病了

Definition

如果某人 "down with a disease"，代表他因為這種疾病而生病。意思是這個人正受這種病影響，通常正在休息。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達方式比較正式或過時，常出現在書面語或新聞中。通常搭配具體疾病，如 "down with the flu"、"down with pneumonia"，不用於輕微不適，只指明顯的生病狀態。

Examples

She is down with a disease and can't come to school today.

她**生病了**，今天不能來學校。

Many people were down with a disease last winter.

去年冬天很多人**生病了**。

My father is down with a disease and needs rest.

我爸爸**生病了**，需要休息。

Half the office was down with a disease after the outbreak.

疫情後有一半辦公室的人都**生病了**。

I'm down with a disease, so I'll be working from home this week.

我**生病了**，這週會在家工作。

After traveling, she got down with a disease and spent days recovering.

旅行後，她**生病了**，花了幾天恢復。