Word
shut-in
/ˈʃʌtin/
noun
因病居家者；困居家中的人
核心释义
a person confined to a place, typically home, because of illness or disability
- 1.
因疾病或体弱而困居某处的人。
A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
- 2.
由坚硬岩层围成的狭窄河谷；一种溪流被限制在坚硬岩石狭窄河床中的岩层构造。
A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone.
隘谷；岩壁峡谷；因疾病或体弱而困居某处的人。；由坚硬岩层围成的狭窄河谷；一种溪流被限制在坚硬岩石狭窄河床中的岩层构造。；被关在屋内的人
用法In use
After breaking his leg, he became a shut-in for several months.
用法提示：此处shut-in作名词，指因病或受伤而困居家中的人。
The home-care nurse visits the elderly shut-in every morning.
用法提示：shut-in作名词，指因体弱而不能外出的老人。
She started a volunteer program to deliver groceries to shut-ins during the winter.
用法提示：shut-ins是复数形式，作名词，指一类因病弱而无法出门的人。
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词族Word family
- shut-ins
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语法说明Grammar Note
常用复数形式表示一类人
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