wheelchair
wheelchair — 名詞
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。
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。
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.