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单词 special-needs
释义

special needs

plural noun

: any of various difficulties (such as a physical, emotional, behavioral, or learning disability or impairment) that causes an individual to require additional or specialized services or accommodations (such as in education or recreation)
students with special needs
special-needs adjective
or special needs
special-needs children
a special needs teacher

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web On a cold morning in January, the Jerusalem municipality began work on building a school for children with special needs in a largely Arab neighborhood in East Jerusalem. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 29 July 2022 The agreement, among other things, will transform how Boston Public Schools places more students with special needs in general classroom settings. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022 In 2007, a new parental-school-choice program was created for students with special needs in Georgia. Scott Walker, National Review, 10 Mar. 2022 Wonderland, which opened in 2010 as the world’s first theme park designed with people with special needs in mind. Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022 Proceeds from funds raised benefit the charity's programs serving children with special needs in southeastern Michigan. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 Jan. 2022 Minotti’s father ran a camp for children with special needs in Greenwich, Conn., and McLarry’s sister-in-law has Down syndrome. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021 Lauren Abercrombie is the founder of Inclusion Fusion, an organization that helps people with special needs in the Las Vegas community develop life and social skills. Julia Wuench, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021 Each doll was handcrafted by people with special needs in a program at Camp Venture, a New York community for minors with disabilities. Ingrid Cotto, orlandosentinel.com, 9 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

special needs

noun plural

: the individual requirements (as for education) of a person with a disadvantaged background or a mental, emotional, or physical disability or a high risk of developing one
Some urban homeschooled kids, particularly those with special needs, were previously enrolled in school but not served well there. Linda Perlstein, Newsweek

special-needs

adjective

as in disabled

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • disabled
  • ailing
  • deaf
  • diseased
  • incapacitated
  • unfit
  • blind
  • unwell
  • sick
  • impaired
  • exceptional
  • challenged
  • quadriplegic
  • unhealthy
  • ill
  • differently abled
  • mute
  • unsound
  • paralyzed
  • lame
  • halt
  • hard of hearing
  • immobilized
  • immobile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nondisabled
  • abled
  • unimpaired
  • well
  • whole
  • able-bodied
  • healthy
  • wholesome
  • sound
  • robust
  • bouncing
  • fit
  • hearty
  • chipper
  • hale
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