Grammar Note
常用复数形式表示一类人
因病居家者；困居家中的人
shut-ins — plural of shut-in
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因病居家者；困居家中的人
a person confined to a place, typically home, because of illness or disability
After breaking his leg, he became a shut-in for several months.
摔断腿后，他好几个月都困居在家里。
因疾病或体弱而困居某处的人。
A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity.
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.
The home-care nurse visits the elderly shut-in every morning.
家庭护理护士每天上午去探视那位困居家中的老人。
She started a volunteer program to deliver groceries to shut-ins during the winter.
她发起了一个志愿项目，在冬天为困居家中的人送食品杂货。
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常用复数形式表示一类人
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