lay somebody low

a) ILLif an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do their normal activities for a period of time 令某人病倒

be laid low with something

She’s been laid low with flu for a week.

她因流感病了一星期。

n Grammar

Lay low is usually passive in this meaning.

b) literaryHIT to make someone fall down, or injure them seriously 把某人击倒；使某人重伤

Examples from the Corpus

lay somebody low• The infection laid her low for a month.

→ lay somebody low at lay2(14)

词汇	lay somebody low
释义	lay somebody low lay somebody low a) ILLif an illness lays someone low, they are unable to do their normal activities for a period of time 令某人病倒 be laid low with something She’s been laid low with flu for a week. 她因流感病了一星期。 n Grammar Lay low is usually passive in this meaning. b) literaryHIT to make someone fall down, or injure them seriously 把某人击倒；使某人重伤 Examples from the Corpus lay somebody low• The infection laid her low for a month. → lay somebody low at lay2(14)
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