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district nurse

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌdistrict ˈnurse noun [countable] British English  MHBOa nurse who visits people in their own homes 社区护士〔上门护理病人的护士〕
Examples from the Corpus
district nurseAstonishingly, they both work full time, Jenny as a district nurse, Michael a doctor.He and his wife, Carole, a district nurse, have two young sons.Using a person outside the family circle, such as the district nurse, is positively the last resort.She receives physiotherapy three or four times a week and is regularly visited by the district nurse.The district nurse is attached to the general practitioner surgery or health centre.
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district nurse
ˌdistrict ˈnurse noun [countable] British English
a nurse who visits people in their own homes


district nurseBrE /ˌdɪstrɪkt ˈnɜːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪstrɪkt ˈnɜːrs/ 🔊 noun(in Britain) a nurse who visits patients in their homes (英国上门护理的)片区护士