English Dictionary

donut hole

名詞

カナダ英語 アメリカ英語 俗語

The empty space in the center of a donut. / (US, Canada) A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut.

日本語の意味

ドーナツの中央にある空洞 / （米国・カナダ）ドーナツと同じ方法で作られた、ドーナツの穴の大きさに近い小さな球状の菓子

When I examined the pastry, the donut hole was perfectly round and completely empty.

ドーナツをよく見てみると、ドーナツの穴はきれいに丸く、中はまったく空っぽだった。

意味（1）

The empty space in the center of a donut.

意味（2）

(US, Canada) A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut.

These donut holes are delicious!

意味（3）

(US, insurance, welfare, slang) An income bracket where one is without benefits, even though benefits are available in the next lower and next higher brackets.

Very few younger Americans have probably ever heard of the “donut hole” in Medicare's prescription drug program, but if you're on Medicare and need expensive drugs it's likely you have.

意味（4）

A section of water for which no one has fishing rights that is completely surrounded by regions where various parties hold fishing rights.

donut holes （ plural ）