| 词汇 | meals-on-wheels |
| 释义 | meals on wheels noun[ U ] uk /ˌmɪəlz ɒn ˈwiːlz/ us /ˌmɪəlz ɑːn ˈwiːlz / a service that takes hot meals to the homes of old and ill people, either for free or for a small payment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 aftercare aid worker assisted living assisted living facility binman care package dustman foster care garbage collector garbage man honey bucket non-community outreach public service refuse collector sanitarily sanitary sanitation social work utility Examples of meals on wheelsmeals on wheels Witnessing mealsonwheels leaving from the kitchen, or sharing time with part-time or temporary residents could change the relationship they have to their home. Other people had also refused mealsonwheels or discontinued them because the food offered was not right for their tastes or needs. Mealsonwheels were delivered to 8%, 8% used transportation services (minibus taxi service, available by subscription), and 6% were away for recuperation. The interview schedule employed expressed need in terms of service or benefit labels such as a need for home help services or a need for mealsonwheels. 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 were mealsonwheels. 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). For example, some hospitals in my constituency provide meals for people in their own homes under the mealsonwheels service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The food subsidy for mealsonwheels will 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The development of the mealsonwheels service has been a boon to old people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mealsonwheels are an excellent service, but it is very limited. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If this were done, it would enormously relieve the mealsonwheels service, which could then go further afield. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have saved a little more by cutting our mealsonwheels for elderly people living in isolated villages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Mealsonwheels for 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of meals on wheels 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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