casualty

美 [ˈkæʒuəlti]英 [ˈkæʒuəlti]
  • n.伤亡;(战争或事故的)伤员,亡者,遇难者;受害者;急诊室;损坏物;毁坏物

复数: casualties

casual adj.轻松的 + -ty 名词后缀

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noun

【不规则形式】pl. -ies
1

(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

road casualties

交通事故伤亡人员

Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed) .

双方都伤亡惨重。

2

受害者;毁坏物;损坏物
a person that suffers or a thing that is destroyed when sth else takes place

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。

Small shops have been a casualty of the recession.

小商店在经济萧条中深受其害。

3

急诊室
the part of a hospital where people who need urgent treatment are taken

The victims were rushed to casualty.

受伤者被迅速送往急救室。

casualty

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (战争、意外中的)伤亡人员
    A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.

    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。

  • 2
    N-COUNT 受害者;受害方
    A casualty of a particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation.

    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。

  • 3
    N-UNCOUNT 急诊室;急救室
    Casualty is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment.

    I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.

    我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。

noun

1
a decrease of military personnel or equipment
2
an accident that causes someone to die
Synonym: fatal accident
3
someone injured or killed in an accident
Synonym: injured party
4
someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

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  1. There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher .

    有人担心伤亡总数可能会更高。

  2. She read through the casualty list anxiously .

    她忧虑地把伤亡人员名单从头到尾看了一遍。

  3. She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work .

    她成了裁减兼职工作的受害人。

  4. Two casualties , as yet unnamed , are still in the local hospital .

    两个尚不知姓名的伤者仍在当地医院。

  5. Small shops have been a casualty of the recession .

    小商店在经济萧条中深受其害。

  6. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties .

    双方都伤亡惨重。

  7. Two casualties were airlifted to safety .

    两名伤亡人员已空运到安全地区。

  8. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy .

    敌人遭受了惨重伤亡。

  9. The victims were rushed to casualty .

    受伤者被迅速送往急救室。

  10. 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。

  11. Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air .

    伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。

  12. Limiting casualties is important for public relations .

    减少伤亡人数对于维护公众形象很重要。

  13. There 's still confusion about the number of casualties

    伤亡人数依然不明。

  14. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures .

    培训包括对急救过程的真实模拟。

  15. Official reports said casualties were high

    官方报告称死伤惨重。

  16. The statement made no mention of government casualties

    声明里没有提及政府方面的伤亡情况。

  17. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas 's Hospital .

    我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。

  18. He was asked about casualties , but said it would serve no purpose to count bodies

    有人问他伤亡情况,但他说清点尸体是没有意义的。

  19. There is no reliable information about civilian casualties

    关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。

  20. No sane person wishes to see conflict or casualties .

    理智的人都不愿意看到冲突或伤亡。

  21. 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。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. 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。

  25. The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply .

    每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。

  26. They have taken heavy casualties .

    他们遭受重大伤亡。

  27. British casualties remained remarkably low

    英国的伤亡人数始终很低。

  28. 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。

  29. The city 's hospitals are overburdened by casualties .

    大量伤员使该市的医院不堪重负。

  30. There were no reports of casualties .

    没有人员死伤的报道。

后缀
e-名词后缀

beauty n. 美,美丽

beau- 美好,美丽 + -ty 名词后缀

plenty pron. 大量

plen 充满,填满 + -ty 名词后缀

liberty n. 自由(自己选择生活方式而不受政府及权威限制)

liber n.契据登记簿 + -ty 名词后缀

certainty n. 确实的事

certain adj.有把握的 + -ty 名词后缀

loyalty n. 忠诚

loyal adj.忠诚的 + -ty 名词后缀

property n. 所有物

proper adj.真正的 + -ty 名词后缀

royalty n. 王室成员

royal adj.国王的 + -ty 名词后缀

novelty n. 新颖性

novel n.小说 + -ty 名词后缀