casualties

英 [ˈkæʒjʊəltiz]

美 [ˈkæʒəwəltiz]

n.  (战争或事故的)伤员，亡者，遇难者; 受害者; 毁坏物; 损坏物; 急诊室
casualty的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (战争、意外中的)伤亡人员
  Acasualtyis a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
  1. Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties.
     军队在皇宫附近向示威人群开枪，造成大量伤亡。
• N-COUNT 受害者；受害方
  Acasualty ofa particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation.
  1. Fiat has been one of the greatest casualties of the recession.
     菲亚特一直是经济萧条中损失最惨重的公司之一。
• N-UNCOUNT 急诊室;急救室
  Casualtyis the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment.
  1. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
     我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。

in AM, use 美国英语用 emergency room

双语例句

• Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
  减少伤亡人数对于维护公众形象很重要。
• China made a difficult decision in the face of heavy casualties and economic losses.
  在面对重大伤亡和经济损失时中国做了一个艰难的决定。
• There were no reports of casualties.
  没有人员死伤的报道。
• The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.
  盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。
• It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties
  今天早上的攻击似乎是经过精心策划、想要尽量减少伤亡的。
• The city's hospitals are overburdened by casualties.
  大量伤员使该市的医院不堪重负。
• The most important political imperative is to limit the number of US casualties.
  现在的头等政治大事就是要控制美国人的伤亡人数。
• Both sides suffered heavy casualties in the border armed conflict.
  在这次边界武装冲突中双方都遭到了重大伤亡。
• There's still confusion about the number of casualties
  伤亡人数依然不明。
• They have taken heavy casualties.
  他们遭受重大伤亡。