casualty

英 [ˈkæʒuəlti]

美 [ˈkæʒuəlti]

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

复数：casualties　

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Collins.3 / BNC.3944 / COCA.4230

牛津词典

noun

• （战争或事故的）伤员，亡者，遇难者
  a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident
  1. road casualties
     交通事故伤亡人员
  2. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed) .
     双方都伤亡惨重。
• 受害者；毁坏物；损坏物
  a person that suffers or a thing that is destroyed when sth else takes place
  1. She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work (= she lost her job) .
     她成了裁减兼职工作的受害人。
  2. Small shops have been a casualty of the recession.
     小商店在经济萧条中深受其害。
• 急诊室
  the part of a hospital where people who need urgent treatment are taken
  1. The victims were rushed to casualty.
     受伤者被迅速送往急救室。

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

英英释义

noun

• a decrease of military personnel or equipment
• an accident that causes someone to die
  Synonym:fatal accident
• someone injured or killed in an accident
  Synonym:injured party
• someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

双语例句

• Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current.
  当被电击者还连着电时，千万不要把水弄到电击伤口上。
• Two years ago, Citigroup demerged its Travelers property and casualty business.
  两年前，花旗集团将从事财产及灾害险业务的旅行者公司分拆了出来。
• For three years, there has been none of severe casualty accident the Overseas Department.
  海外部运营三年以来没有出现过一次严重的人员伤亡事故。
• I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
  我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。
• Soros, as an outsider, was an obvious casualty.
  作为一个局外人，索罗斯显然成为了受害者。
• We had thought was a casualty of war.
  我们本以为他已经阵亡了。
• 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。
• I hear that they've taken him to casualty.
  我听说他们把他送到急救室去了。
• Unless you have the medical equipment and the training, you should never move a prone casualty.
  除非你有医药设备和培训，你不应该去移动一个躺在地上的伤者。
• The CIRC and the China Life Property& Casualty Insurance Company Limited promoted the project.
  中国保监会和中国人寿保险有限公司共同推动这个项目的进行。