Grammar Note
常作定语或表语，描述因疾病或性格内向而足不出户的人
因病困居家中的；不能外出的
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因病困居家中的；不能外出的
confined to one place, especially home, because of illness or disability
After breaking her leg, she was shut-in for several weeks.
摔断腿后，她几周都困在家里。
因体弱或疾病而局限于某处。
Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.
The home-care nurse visits shut-in patients every morning.
这位家庭护理护士每天早上探望因病无法出门的病人。
My grandfather is shut-in and relies on neighbors to bring groceries.
我祖父因病无法外出，靠邻居帮忙买食品杂货。
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常作定语或表语，描述因疾病或性格内向而足不出户的人
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