"flat on your back" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 仰面躺着
• 卧床不起

Definition

指整个背部贴在地面或其他表面上躺着，通常是全身伸展的姿势。也可以指因为生病或受伤而卧床不起。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为口语或描述性用法，可指字面意义的躺姿（如'仰面躺着'），也可比喻因生病或虚弱而卧床不起。偶尔用于表示完全无法自理。

Examples

He lay flat on his back and looked at the sky.

他**仰面躺着**看着天空。

I was flat on my back with the flu for a week.

我因为流感**卧床不起**了一周。

She fell and ended up flat on her back.

她摔倒了，最后**仰面躺着**。

After the surgery, I was flat on my back for days, unable to move.

手术后，我**卧床不起**好几天，动弹不得。

Sometimes, you just want to lie flat on your back in the grass and relax.

有时候，你只想**仰面躺着**在草地上放松一下。

That virus had me flat on my back—I couldn't even sit up.

那个病毒让我**卧床不起**，连坐起来都做不到。