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healthcare for [person/group]
for 后接受益对象，表示“为某人提供的医疗保健”。
The government provides free healthcare for all citizens.
政府为所有公民提供免费医疗保健。
医疗保健；保健服务
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医疗保健；保健服务
the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
The government provides free healthcare for all citizens.
政府为所有公民提供免费医疗保健。
通过预防或治疗疾病来保持身心健康的服务
the preservation of mental and physical health by preventing or treating illness through services offered by the health profession
Access to affordable healthcare is a basic human right.
获得负担得起的医疗保健是一项基本人权。
Many countries are investing in better healthcare for their citizens.
许多国家正在为公民投资更好的医疗保健。
She decided to pursue a career in healthcare after volunteering at a hospital.
她在医院做志愿者后决定从事医疗保健事业。
for 后接受益对象，表示“为某人提供的医疗保健”。
The government provides free healthcare for all citizens.
政府为所有公民提供免费医疗保健。
receive、need、provide 等动词常与 healthcare 搭配，表示接受、需要或提供医疗保健。
Migrants often struggle to receive healthcare in a new country.
移民在新国家往往难以获得医疗保健。
healthcare 可直接作定语修饰名词，如 healthcare system、healthcare provider。
Healthcare workers are demanding better pay.
医疗保健工作者正在要求加薪。
in healthcare 表示“在医疗保健行业”，常与 work 连用。
She has worked in healthcare for over twenty years.
她在医疗保健行业工作了二十多年。
Not this
The government should provide free healthcares for all citizens.
Use this
The government should provide free healthcare for all citizens.
healthcare 是不可数名词，指医疗保健服务整体，没有复数形式，不能加 -s。
Not this
She wants to work in healthcare industry.
Use this
She wants to work in the healthcare industry.
healthcare 作定语修饰 industry 时，中心词 industry 是单数可数名词，需要加定冠词 the 来特指医疗保健行业。
Not this
I felt sick, so I went to healthcare.
Use this
I felt sick, so I went to see a doctor.
healthcare 是抽象概念，表示医疗保健服务，不能指代具体地点；表达“去看病”应使用 go to see a doctor 或 go to the doctor's。
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医疗保健体系
The country's healthcare system is under pressure.
该国的医疗保健体系面临压力。
医疗保健提供者
Ask your healthcare provider about the vaccine.
向你的医疗保健提供者咨询疫苗事宜。
医疗保健服务
Rural areas often lack basic healthcare services.
农村地区往往缺乏基本的医疗保健服务。
医疗保健专业人员
Only a healthcare professional can prescribe this medication.
只有医疗保健专业人员才能开具这种药。
医疗保健改革
The new healthcare reform aims to reduce costs.
新的医疗保健改革旨在降低成本。
医疗保健费用
Rising healthcare costs worry many families.
不断上涨的医疗保健费用令许多家庭担忧。
没有人知道医疗保健会如此复杂。
In 2017, President Trump said, "Nobody knew that healthcare could be so complicated."
2017年，特朗普总统说：“没有人知道医疗保健会如此复杂。”
在所有不平等形式中，医疗保健方面的不公正是最令人震惊和不人道的。
Martin Luther King Jr. declared, "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane."
马丁·路德·金博士宣称：“在所有不平等形式中，医疗保健方面的不公正是最令人震惊和不人道的。”
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联想：health（健康）+ care（照顾）→ 照顾健康，即医疗保健服务。
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical services、health policy、health insurance healthcare 通常指医疗保健体系或服务，多用于医疗、公共卫生政策、保险等场合，也见于日常讨论，语气中性偏正式。
通常作不可数名词
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