during [possessive] lying-in
lying-in 常用所有格限定，如 her lying-in。
She stayed in bed during her lying-in.
她在产期卧床休息。
分娩；临盆；生产
lyings-in — plural of lying-in
妊娠末期；分娩。；妊娠最后阶段,从宫缩开始到分娩；产后休养期,通常为一个月或更长时间,曾盛行于欧洲,现仍在世界部分地区实行。
妊娠末期；分娩。
The final stages of pregnancy; accouchement.
妊娠最后阶段,从宫缩开始到分娩
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
产后休养期,通常为一个月或更长时间,曾盛行于欧洲,现仍在世界部分地区实行。
A period of postpartum confinement, typically a month or longer, formerly common in Europe and still practiced in some parts of the world.
The doctor arrived just as her lying-in began.
医生在她临盆开始时赶到了。
用法提示：此处 lying-in 是名词，表示分娩开始的过程。
Her lying-in lasted several hours, but both mother and baby were healthy.
她的分娩持续了几个小时，不过母子都很健康。
用法提示：lying-in 作主语，指完整的分娩过程。
In the past, many women had their lying-ins at home with a midwife.
过去，许多妇女由助产士在家接生。
用法提示：这里用复数形式 lying-ins，表示多次分娩经历。
lying-in 常用所有格限定，如 her lying-in。
She stayed in bed during her lying-in.
她在产期卧床休息。
lying-in 可作定语修饰 period。
The lying-in period requires special care.
产期需要特别护理。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is lying-in at the hospital.
正确表达She is in lying-in at the hospital.
“lying-in”是名词，表示分娩期，不能用作动词。应使用“in lying-in”短语来表示处于分娩期。
grammar · medium
易错句子The pregnant woman is lying-in on the bed.
正确表达The pregnant woman is in her lying-in.
“lying-in”专指分娩期，不是“躺下”的动作。表达“躺”应用“lying down”；要表示分娩期，用“in (her) lying-in”。
labor 特指分娩时的宫缩过程，而 lying-in 指从宫缩开始到分娩结束的整个阶段。
childbirth 强调分娩这一事件或过程，而 lying-in 指包括产前产后的一段时期。
confinement 常指产后休养期，而 lying-in 指从分娩开始到孩子出生的阶段，不包括产后。
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