wheelchair
wheelchair — 名詞
- wheelchairsingular
- wheelchairsplural
1. a seat fitted with wheels that allows someone who has difficulty walking to move
輪椅
為行動不便者設計的輪式座椅
a seat fitted with wheels that allows someone who has difficulty walking to move around without help
After the accident, Rafael used a wheelchair for six months while his legs healed.
車禍後，Rafael 有六個月的時間靠輪椅行動，等雙腿痊癒。
collocation: use a wheelchair
The museum added a wide ramp so that visitors in wheelchairs can reach every room.
博物館加裝了寬闊的無障礙坡道，坐輪椅的訪客可以到達每一個展廳。
collocation: in a wheelchair
Mayumi's grandmother needs a wheelchair to get around the house after her hip surgery.
Mayumi 的祖母髖關節手術後需要靠輪椅在家裡行動。
The city put wheelchair spaces on all new buses so that everyone can travel.
市府在所有新公車上設置了輪椅專區，讓每個人都能搭乘。
collocation: wheelchair spaces
Hari pushed his wheelchair along the smooth path beside the river every morning.
Hari 每天早晨沿著河邊平坦的小徑推動輪椅。
collocation: push a wheelchair
- use a wheelchair
- need a wheelchair
- in a wheelchair
- wheelchair user
- wheelchair ramp
- wheelchair accessible
- wheelchair spaces
- push a wheelchair
- motorised wheelchair
用法筆記
Commonly used with the verbs 'use' and 'need', and in the prepositional phrase 'in a wheelchair'. The older expression 'confined to a wheelchair' is now often avoided; 'uses a wheelchair' or 'is a wheelchair user' is preferred in many contexts.
同根字
- wheelchair-bound形容詞B2
- wheelchair user名詞A2