"sickbed" in Chinese (Simplified)
病床
Definition
病人卧床休养时躺的床,通常指生病期间长时间使用的床。这个词多见于文学或较旧的用法。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
现如今该词较为古旧或文学化,多见于小说或人物传记。用于强调病情严重或表示同情。不要与“病床”(医院使用)混淆。常见短语有“在病床上去世”、“被困在病床上”。
Examples
He stayed in his sickbed for two weeks.
他在**病床**上躺了两周。
The nurse came to check on her at the sickbed every day.
护士每天都来她的**病床**前探望。
He recovered slowly but finally left his sickbed.
他康复得很慢,但终于离开了**病床**。
She wrote her will from her sickbed when she realized she might not recover.
她意识到自己可能无法康复时,在**病床**上写下了遗嘱。
Family and friends gathered around his sickbed to say their goodbyes.
家人和朋友围在他的**病床**前告别。
After months confined to his sickbed, he finally walked outside again.
几个月被困在**病床**上之后,他终于又走到外面去了。