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单词 hospice
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Definition of hospice in English:

hospice

noun ˈhɒspɪsˈhɑspəs
  • 1A home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.

    病人(或临终病人)收容所,救济院

    as modifier hospice workers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Having hospice care in the prison excludes all these problems, so it's cost effective.
    • A youngster whose father died of cancer is talking part in a walk in Bingley to raise funds for the hospice which cared for him.
    • Performances are regularly held in hospices, care homes and long-stay hospital wards throughout the East End.
    • The IHF is a voluntary body supporting the country's hospices and other services caring for and working with people who are terminally ill.
    • Terminally ill patients in the United States are increasingly choosing hospices for their end-of-life care.
    • Earlier this year, her dog, Amber, was approved as a Pets as Therapy dog - one of 12,000 across the country taken into hospitals, hospices and care homes to cheer up patients.
    • This year the family was allocated ten days of care at the hospice.
    • A Yorkshire hospice for sick and dying children is poised to win a massive lottery boost, it was reported today.
    • South Essex MPs have united in their calls for better Government funding for hospices which provide essential care for terminally ill patients.
    • A grandad who lost his fight against cancer asked for his Skoda to be sold to raise money for the hospice which cared for him.
    • It was his last wish that a hospice for other sick and terminally ill children should be built in the South Yorkshire area.
    • Many hospice patients attend for care or stay a while for assessment and treatment, and are then able to go home.
    • A doctor whose close friend died of breast cancer is to pound the streets of New York to raise funds for hospices which care for the terminally ill.
    • All the money raised will go to Zoe's Place, a proposed hospice for terminally ill children.
    • He was persuaded to raise money for the hospice after a family member was cared for in a hospice.
    • The only exceptions would be residential premises like care homes, hospices, prisons and private members' clubs, where members would hold an annual ballot on allowing smoking.
    • What I would like is if one of the local hospitals, hospices or care homes could take the whole box for use by the patients, staff and anyone else who would appreciate them.
    • Bosses at Sue Ryder Care, which has two hospices and two neurological care centres in Yorkshire, said this means the Treasury is taking money that should be spent on caring for the dying and seriously ill.
    • Thousands of people now benefit each year from the work of the voluntary hospices and home care teams.
    • Most children cared for by hospices have life-shortening conditions like cystic fibrosis and severe cerebral palsy or life-threatening conditions such as cancer.
    Synonyms
    institution, residential home, nursing home, old people's home, retirement home, convalescent home, rest home, children's home
    1. 1.1archaic A lodging for travellers, especially one run by a religious order.
      〈古〉(尤指宗教团体办的)旅客招待所
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The French Constituent Assembly set up a commission on mendicancy and in 1796 legislation provided for hospices for the sick and required every commune to organize a bureau de bienfaisance for outdoor relief.
      • Mussolini had also afforded the regular and secular clergy an opportunity to introduce religion into classrooms, dormitories, hospices, and recreational clubs during the dictatorship.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Latin hospitium, from hospes, hospit- (see host1).

Definition of hospice in US English:

hospice

nounˈhäspəsˈhɑspəs
  • 1A home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.

    病人(或临终病人)收容所,救济院

    as modifier hospice workers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This year the family was allocated ten days of care at the hospice.
    • Most children cared for by hospices have life-shortening conditions like cystic fibrosis and severe cerebral palsy or life-threatening conditions such as cancer.
    • Performances are regularly held in hospices, care homes and long-stay hospital wards throughout the East End.
    • A grandad who lost his fight against cancer asked for his Skoda to be sold to raise money for the hospice which cared for him.
    • The IHF is a voluntary body supporting the country's hospices and other services caring for and working with people who are terminally ill.
    • Terminally ill patients in the United States are increasingly choosing hospices for their end-of-life care.
    • South Essex MPs have united in their calls for better Government funding for hospices which provide essential care for terminally ill patients.
    • All the money raised will go to Zoe's Place, a proposed hospice for terminally ill children.
    • Having hospice care in the prison excludes all these problems, so it's cost effective.
    • A Yorkshire hospice for sick and dying children is poised to win a massive lottery boost, it was reported today.
    • Bosses at Sue Ryder Care, which has two hospices and two neurological care centres in Yorkshire, said this means the Treasury is taking money that should be spent on caring for the dying and seriously ill.
    • Many hospice patients attend for care or stay a while for assessment and treatment, and are then able to go home.
    • Thousands of people now benefit each year from the work of the voluntary hospices and home care teams.
    • The only exceptions would be residential premises like care homes, hospices, prisons and private members' clubs, where members would hold an annual ballot on allowing smoking.
    • Earlier this year, her dog, Amber, was approved as a Pets as Therapy dog - one of 12,000 across the country taken into hospitals, hospices and care homes to cheer up patients.
    • A doctor whose close friend died of breast cancer is to pound the streets of New York to raise funds for hospices which care for the terminally ill.
    • What I would like is if one of the local hospitals, hospices or care homes could take the whole box for use by the patients, staff and anyone else who would appreciate them.
    • He was persuaded to raise money for the hospice after a family member was cared for in a hospice.
    • A youngster whose father died of cancer is talking part in a walk in Bingley to raise funds for the hospice which cared for him.
    • It was his last wish that a hospice for other sick and terminally ill children should be built in the South Yorkshire area.
    Synonyms
    institution, residential home, nursing home, old people's home, retirement home, convalescent home, rest home, children's home
    1. 1.1archaic A lodging for travelers, especially one run by a religious order.
      〈古〉(尤指宗教团体办的)旅客招待所
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The French Constituent Assembly set up a commission on mendicancy and in 1796 legislation provided for hospices for the sick and required every commune to organize a bureau de bienfaisance for outdoor relief.
      • Mussolini had also afforded the regular and secular clergy an opportunity to introduce religion into classrooms, dormitories, hospices, and recreational clubs during the dictatorship.

Origin

Early 19th century: from French, from Latin hospitium, from hospes, hospit- (see host).

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