臥床歇工;自找(麻煩);自討(苦吃)
lay sb up
(因病或受傷而)臥床歇工
if sb is laid up, they are unable to work, etc. because of an illness or injury
She's laid up with a broken leg.她因腿部骨折臥床養病。
lay sth up
自找(麻煩);自討(苦吃)
if you lay up problems or trouble for yourself, you do sth that will cause you problems later
lay sth up
(船或其他交通工具維修時)停止使用,擱置不用
to stop using a ship or other vehicle while it is being repaired
lay sth in / up
貯備;貯存
to collect and store sth to use in the future
to lay in food supplies貯存食物
釋義來自《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》第 9 版