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

• Turmoil in global credit markets on Thursday claimed a rare Asian casualty.
  周四，亚洲罕见地出现了一例全球信贷市场动荡的受害者。
• In 2002, Citigroup gave up control of Travelers Property Casualty through a share listing and subsequent spin-off.
  2002年，花旗集团通过股票上市和其后的分拆，放弃了对旅行者财险（TravelersPropertyCasualty）的控制权。
• I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
  我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。
• We feel very sorry about the damage and casualty caused by the earthquake these days.
  我们为大地震这些天造成的损失和伤亡表示遗憾。
• 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。
• Safety management problems bring about fire, explosion and casualty.
  安全管理问题导致火灾爆炸、人员伤亡。
• It was unclear yet whether there was any casualty by the clashes, he said.
  抗议者和保安部的冲突中是否有伤亡人尚未得知。
• 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。
• Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
  培训包括对急救过程的真实模拟。
• There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
  有人担心伤亡总数可能会更高。