: a chair mounted on wheels especially for the use of disabled persons
Example Sentences
He was in a wheelchair for several months after the accident.
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ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHEELCHAIR | WHEELCHAIR + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤electric, motorized, powered (especially BrE) 電動輪椅;機動輪椅VERB + WHEELCHAIR➤use使用輪椅▸➤manoeuvre/maneuver操控輪椅◇Tony manoeuvred / maneuvered his wheelchair out from behind his desk.托尼把輪椅從書桌後面轉出來。➤push推輪椅▸➤be confined to被束縛在輪椅上◇He's been confined to a wheelchair since the accident.自發生事故之後,他就離不開輪椅了。WHEELCHAIR + NOUN➤access, accessibility, ramp輪椅通道;無障礙專用斜坡▸➤user用輪椅的人◇better access for wheelchair users更方便輪椅使用者的通道➤athlete輪椅運動員PREPOSITION➤by wheelchair用輪椅◇In town, she gets around by wheelchair.在城裏,她坐着輪椅四處轉。➤in a/the wheelchair在輪椅上◇It's hard to get around if you're in a wheelchair.坐輪椅很難四處走動。