donut hole
noun US (also doughnut hole) uk/ˈdəʊ.nʌt ˌhəʊl/ us/ˈdoʊ.nʌt ˌhoʊl/
(HEALTHCARE)
[ S ]“甜甜圈漏洞”（指加入美国联邦医疗保险的人不得不支付某种药物费用的情况，因为这种药物的费用介于他们的医疗保险计划所支付费用的两个水平之间）
for people on a particular kind of Medicare plan for prescription drugs (= ones that can only be bought if a doctor orders them for you), the fact of having to pay for a drug because its cost is between two levels at which the cost will be paid by their plan
Many seniors fall into the donut hole with Medicare Part D. 许多老年人在医疗保险D部分陷入“甜甜圈漏洞”。
To avoid that gap, known as the donut hole, people should look at the brand-name drugs they take and see if there are generic alternatives. 为了避免这种被称为“甜甜圈洞”的漏洞，人们应该注意自己服用的品牌药物，看看是否有非专利替代品。
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- She said she has never reached the donut hole, but noted she keeps an eye on her prescription costs in order to avoid it.
- Seniors who fall into the gap in coverage known as the donut hole will receive $250 to help them pay for their prescriptions.
- Should you take a program that pays for drugs in the donut hole in case your doctor adds some expensive medicines during the year?
(CAKE)
[ C ]炸甜甜圈球
a small ball-shaped cake, originally cut out from the middle of a donut (= a small circular cake with a hole cut out of the middle, fried in hot oil)
I just ate about 12 chocolate donut holes. 我刚吃了12个巧克力甜甜圈球。
Don't leave without trying the fried-to-order donut holes. 离开前，一定要尝尝这些炸甜甜圈球。
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- The donut holes were light and fluffy with the perfect cinnamon sugar coating.
- I'd rather have four good donut holes than eight bad ones.
- She has lost 4 pounds but had nearly overwhelming cravings for donut holes.