What does "lay up" mean?

To be confined due to illness or injury To be forced to rest because of health issues.

How do you use "lay up" in a sentence?

He was laid up with flu for a week. An injury laid her up for months. I've been laid up in bed.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To be confined due to illness or injury

因病卧床

Estar postrado en cama

病気で寝込む

병으로 누워 있다

To be forced to rest because of health issues.

因健康问题被迫休息。

Verse obligado a guardar reposo por problemas de salud.

病気やけがで休養を強いられること。

건강 문제로 쉬어야 하는 상태가 되다.

Base verb: lay

Particle: up

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

He was laid up with flu for a week.
他因流感卧床一周
Estuvo en cama una semana con gripe
彼はインフルエンザで1週間寝込んだ
그는 독감으로 일주일간 누워 있었다.
An injury laid her up for months.
伤病让她卧床了几个月
Una lesión la tuvo postrada meses
けがで彼女は何ヶ月も寝込んだ
부상으로 그녀는 몇 달간 누워 있었다.
I've been laid up in bed.
我一直卧病在床
He estado postrado en cama
ベッドで寝込んでいた
침대에 누워 지내고 있었다.

Context: illness, injury, rest

Tone: unfortunate

From being placed in bed.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal