| 单词 | meals on wheels |
| 释义 | meals on wheels noun[U] uk/ˌmɪəlz ɒn ˈwiːlz/us/ˌmɪəlz ɑːn ˈwiːlz/aservicethattakeshotmealsto thehomesofoldandillpeople, either forfreeor for asmallpayment 上门送餐服务（为老人及病人送饭上门的免费或廉价服务）Social services & sanitation
Examplesofmeals on wheelsmeals on wheels Witnessingmealsonwheelsleaving from the kitchen, or sharing time with part-time or temporary residents could change the relationship they have to their home. From theCambridge English Corpus Other people had also refusedmealsonwheelsor discontinued them because the food offered was not right for their tastes or needs. From theCambridge English Corpus Mealsonwheelswere delivered to 8%, 8% used transportation services (minibus taxi service, available by subscription), and 6% were away for recuperation. From theCambridge English Corpus The interview schedule employed expressed need in terms of service or benefit labels such as a need for home help services or a need formealsonwheels. From theCambridge English Corpus Reflecting this, we found that over 35 per cent of the new services being provided by home-owners were respite care and only 14 per cent weremealsonwheels. From theCambridge English Corpus In both centers a range of community services were available, including further rehabilitation (day hospitals, day centers, community therapy teams), and support services (home help,mealsonwheels, district nursing). From theCambridge English Corpus For example, some hospitals in my constituency provide meals for people in their own homes under themealsonwheelsservice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The food subsidy formealsonwheelswill be discontinued, leading to a price increase from £1.40 to £2.10 per meal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The development of themealsonwheelsservice has been a boon to old people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We saw old people living in single rooms and receiving "mealsonwheels". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, it did not seem a really comparable service to the "mealsonwheels" which we have been hearing about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mealsonwheelsare an excellent service, but it is very limited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If this were done, it would enormously relieve themealsonwheelsservice, which could then go further afield. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have saved a little more by cutting ourmealsonwheelsfor elderly people living in isolated villages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Mealsonwheelsfor the elderly are becoming a treat from the past and home helps are once again becoming the charladies of the rich. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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