casualty

['kæʒjuəlti]

n.事故, 伤亡者, 伤亡人数, 急诊室

例句与用法：

The surgeon on casualty duty was so busy that he just had time to bolt down a sandwich.

那位值急诊班的外科医生非常忙碌，他仅有时间狼吞虎咽地吃了一份三明治。

The cottage was a casualty of the forest fire.

那小屋被森林大火烧毁。

Heavy casualties were reported (ie It was reported that many people had been killed) in the fighting.

据报战斗中伤亡惨重(很多人被杀).

词形变化：

名词复数: casualties |

详细释义：

n.

1. (军队的)伤亡人员[P1]

Our regiment suffered heavy casualties.

我团伤亡惨重。

2. (事故、灾难等的)死者; 伤者; 受害人[C]

There were dozens of casualties in the train crash.

在那次火车撞车事故中有数十人伤亡。

3. 意外事故, 不幸事故[C]

casualty insurance

意外事故保险

4. (医院中的)急诊室[U]