释义 |
convalescent homeˌconvaˈlescent ˌhome (also ˌconvaˈlescent ˌhospital) noun [countable] - Crawley should be out of the convalescent home shortly and he could carry her downstairs.
- I was told I should go to a convalescent home to complete my recovery.
- She also helped set up a convalescent home for patients from the East End after the cholera epidemic of 1867.
- She had gone to a convalescent home in Bournemouth.
- Therefore, you must arrange with the hospital for a place in a convalescent home for the post-operative phase.
- They may therefore benefit from a period in a convalescent home if this can be arranged.
a place where people stay when they need care from doctors and nurses, but are not sick enough to be in a hospital → nursing home |