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lying-in

/lahy-ing-in/US // ˈlaɪ ɪŋˈɪn //

卧病,躺在床上,躺在这里,卧床不起

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural lyings-in, lying-ins.

    • : the state of being in childbed; confinement.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to or providing facilities for childbirth: a lying-in hospital.

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Examples

  • This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.

  • Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.

  • Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”

  • The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.

  • But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.

  • This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

  • Eggs and nestlings were found lying on the bare soil at the inner ends of the burrows; no nesting material was found.

  • The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

  • Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

  • Last night I saw Jean Baptiste lying prone upon the floor, and knew that she had beaten him down to it, and he had not resisted.

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