housebound

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈhaʊs.baʊnd]
• 美式音标 [ˈhaʊs.baʊnd]
• 国际音标 ['hausbaund]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj.足不出户的；不能离家的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• For people who are housebound because of disabilities or illness, the Web can also be a godsend.
  对于那些因残疾或疾病而足不出户的人来说，互联网可也以称得上是一种上帝的恩赐。
• By all accounts, these new centenarians are far from the frail, ailing, housebound people you might expect.
  据说，这些新百岁老人并非是你想象中那种体弱多病的足不出户者。
• He pointed out that e-books were not only cheaper, because of the lack of wear and tear and thefts, but they also offered great opportunities for older housebound readers.
  他指出，电子图书不仅因为不会被磨损、撕毁或者盗窃而廉价，而且它们更是给那些腿脚不便利的老年读者带来了福音。

权威例句

• But they are usually offered either as a luxury service or for housebound elderly patients.
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• This past summer an executive in a pharmaceutical company broke her leg and was housebound for 3 weeks.
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词组短语

短语

• Housebound people 困居家中者
• housebound elderly 居家老人
• housebound housewife syndrome 居家主妇综合症
• The Housebound Spirit 唱片名

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• unable to leave your home, especially because you are ill

专业释义

医药科学

• 不能离家的，足不出户的