HMO
noun [ C ] uk/ˌeɪtʃ.emˈəʊ/ us/ˌeɪtʃ.emˈoʊ/ HMOs
(MEDICAL)
US卫生维护组织（为付钱入会的会员提供卫生保健的组织，health maintenance organization的缩写）
abbreviation for health maintenance organization: a group that provides healthcare to people who pay to join it
For a monthly flat fee, paid by the consumer or employer, HMOs provide a specified list of medical services both in and outside the hospital. 个人或雇主每月交纳固定费用，卫生维护组织向其提供医院内外的一系列特定的医疗服务。
(SHARED HOUSE)
UK 多人租用房（几个人同住的房子，尤指无收入或低收入的人，从政府部门获得补助，house in multiple occupation的缩写）
abbreviation for house in multiple occupation: a house shared by several people who are not all from the same family
Today, the once-grand streets are characterized by decaying HMOs, sorely in need not just of redecoration but more fundamental repair. 如今，在曾经富丽堂皇的街道上，破烂的合租房却成了其最大特征，这些房子亟需的不仅是简单的再装修，而是根本性的修建。