housebound

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For people who are housebound because of disabilities or illness, the Web can also be a godsend.
對于那些因殘疾或疾病而足不出戶的人來說，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)可也以稱得上是一種上帝的恩賜。
By all accounts, these new centenarians are far from the frail, ailing, housebound people you might expect.
據(jù)說，這些新百歲老人并非是你想象中那種體弱多病的足不出戶者。
He pointed out that e-books were not only cheaper, because of the lack of wear and tear and thefts, but they also offered great opportunities for older housebound readers.
他指出，電子圖書不僅因為不會被磨損、撕毀或者盜竊而廉價，而且它們更是給那些腿腳不便利的老年讀者帶來了福音。

But they are usually offered either as a luxury service or for housebound elderly patients.
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This past summer an executive in a pharmaceutical company broke her leg and was housebound for 3 weeks.
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