donut hole
noun
US(alsodoughnut hole)uk/ˈdəʊ.nʌt ˌhəʊl/us/ˈdoʊ.nʌt ˌhoʊl/donut holenoun(HEALTHCARE)
[S]
forpeopleon aparticularkindofMedicareplanforprescriptiondrugs(=onesthat can only beboughtif adoctorordersthem for you), thefactof having topayfor adrugbecauseitscostis between twolevelsat which thecostwill bepaidbytheirplan:
“甜甜圈漏洞”（指加入美国联邦医疗保险的人不得不支付某种药物费用的情况，因为这种药物的费用介于他们的医疗保险计划所支付费用的两个水平之间）Manyseniorsfallinto thedonutholewithMedicarePart D.许多老年人在医疗保险D部分陷入“甜甜圈漏洞”。
Toavoidthatgap,knownas thedonuthole,peopleshouldlookat the brand-namedrugsthey take andseeif there aregenericalternatives.为了避免这种被称为“甜甜圈洞”的漏洞，人们应该注意自己服用的品牌药物，看看是否有非专利替代品。
- She said she has neverreachedthedonuthole, butnotedshekeepsaneyeon herprescriptioncostsinordertoavoidit.
- Seniors whofallinto thegapincoverageknownas thedonutholewillreceive$250 tohelpthempayfortheirprescriptions.
- Should you take aprogramthatpaysfordrugsin thedonutholeincaseyourdoctoraddssomeexpensivemedicinesduring theyear?
donut holenoun(CAKE)
[C]
asmallball-shapedcake,originallycutout from themiddleof adonut(= asmallcircularcakewith aholecutout of themiddle,friedinhotoil):
炸甜甜圈球I justateabout 12chocolatedonutholes.我刚吃了12个巧克力甜甜圈球。
Don'tleavewithouttryingthe fried-to-orderdonutholes.离开前，一定要尝尝这些炸甜甜圈球。
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- Thedonutholeswerelightandfluffywith theperfectcinnamonsugarcoating.
- I'dratherhave four gooddonutholesthan eightbadones.
- She haslost4poundsbut hadnearlyoverwhelmingcravingsfordonutholes.
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