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单词 casualty
释义
casualty
noun
uk
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/us
/ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti/

casualtynoun(INJURED)

C2[C]
apersoninjuredorkilledin aseriousaccidentorwar:
（严重事故或战争中的）伤亡人员
Thetrainwasderailedbut there were no casualties,policesaid.警方称，火车出轨了，但没有人员伤亡。
Therebelssufferedheavycasualties.叛乱分子伤亡惨重。
More examples
  • Thenumberof casualties in bothwarswasappallinglyhigh.
  • Hospitals are onstandbyreadytodealwith casualties beingflownin from thecrashsite.
  • They werewarnedtoexpectaheavyairattackandthereforemany casualties.
  • George was a casualty in thatnastymotorwaypile-uplastyear.
  • Sofar, only one casualty has beenrescuedfrom thesceneof theexplosion.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Death and dying
  • be as dead as a doornailidiom
  • bereave
  • bite
  • bleed out
  • buy the farmidiom
  • cadaveric
  • death toll
  • depart this lifeidiom
  • die off
  • fatality
  • ghost
  • morbid
  • necrophiliac
  • perch
  • predecease
  • push
  • remains
  • shuffle off this mortal coilidiom
  • starvation
  • watery
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Medical treatment: people who receive medical treatment

casualtynoun(BADLY AFFECTED)

[C]
apersonor thing thatsuffersas aresultof somethingelsehappening:
受害者，遇难者；毁坏物
Shelostherjobin 2011, a casualtyoftherecession.2011年她失业了，成了经济衰退的受害者。
The first casualtyofthereorganizationwill be thebusservice, which will bestoppedaltogether.公共汽车行业将首当其冲成为重组的受害者，将完全停止运行。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Experiencing and suffering
  • (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
  • be a martyr tosomethingidiom
  • be a victim ofyourown successidiom
  • bear
  • count
  • get the short end of the stickidiom
  • get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
  • go through
  • grip
  • hands-on
  • horse
  • ride
  • run up againstsomething
  • seat-of-the-pants
  • see lifeidiom
  • stricken
  • taste
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casualtynoun(HOSPITAL)

C2[U]UK
(USemergency room)
thepartof ahospitalwherepeoplewho arehurtinaccidentsorsuddenlybecomeillare taken forurgenttreatment:
急诊室，急救室
She had to berushedtocasualty.她被紧急送到了急诊室。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Medical places & organizations
  • A & E
  • accident and emergency
  • aid station
  • biotech
  • birth centre
  • blood bank
  • clinic
  • consulting room
  • dispensary
  • institutional
  • madhouse
  • maternity ward
  • NICU
  • NIH
  • non-hospital
  • out of hoursidiom
  • outpatients
  • PICU
  • socialized medicine
  • ward
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(Definition ofcasualtyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

casualty| American Dictionary

casualty
noun[C]
us
/ˈkæʒ·u·əl·ti,ˈkæʒ·əl·ti/
apersonhurtorkilledin awaror otherdestructiveevent, or somethingpreventedby anevent:
Thenumberof casualties from Sunday'stsunamicontinuestorise.
Newteamuniformswere a casualty of thebudgetcuts.
(Definition ofcasualtyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

casualty| Business English

casualty
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæʒjuəlti/us
pluralcasualties
something or someone thatsuffersorfailsbecause of anevent:
a casualty of sthNonprofitgroupsmayfindfundingfortheirprojectsamong the first casualties of thebudgetproblem.
Relationships canbecomea casualtyofworkplacestress.
the first/latest/major casualtySmith is thelatestcasualty in aseriesofsackingsat theorganization.
LAW
apersonwho iskilledorinjuredin anaccident,attack, etc.:
cause/inflict casualtiesFoodproductshave beencontaminated,causinghumancasualties andconsiderableeconomicloss.
reduce/minimize/preventcasualties
sustain/suffercasualties
INSURANCE
propertythat isdamagedordestroyedin anaccident, or theaccidentthatcausesthis:
The hirer wasliablefor thecollision,unlessthe casualty wasprovedto have beencausedby thefailureof the boat'sownersto make itseaworthy.
(Definition ofcasualtyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcasualty

casualty
First, there was the ' hard news ' of the war : troop movements, casualties, rumours of a peace settlement.
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The partisans preached resistance at any cost, even if it meant v including heavy civilian casualties.
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Government casualties were 37,176 (27 per cent) and the insurgents may have been as high as 15,000 (58 per cent).
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Indeed, pitched battle was shunned, for its natural corollary of heavy casualties demoralized the followers of any leader who employed such tactics.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Indeed, there were to be a good many more casualties.
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Up-country traders and porters were makers of their own destiny, and were not hapless casualties of change.
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Children who encounter such hazards are at increased risk for becoming developmental casualties, in part because adaptive development depends so heavily on a facilitating environment.
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The casualties are the students seeking to enter these specialties, or professionals seeking further education.
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The older driver: measures for reducing the number of casualties among older people on our roads.
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The article will argue that care work and unpaid care workers are both casualties of these developments.
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Sanitary screenings of farm-reared birds should preferably include some complete necropsies, for example of casualties, rather than rely exclusively on non-invasive sampling.
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All of this is even more important when the role of casualties is addressed.
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Unconfirmed reports put noncombatant casualties at up to 100 people.
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No blood is seen; no screaming is heard; casualties are faceless.
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To sum up: there were no casualties on the expedition and it did what it set out to do and, moreover, did so within budget.
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Collocationswithcasualty

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casualty count
Ambulances and rescue helicopters were sent to assist the wounded and bring them to hospital, amid fears thecasualtycountcould mount.
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casualty figure
There were probably many others unseen, perhaps accounting for thecasualtyfigureof approximately 2,000 published elsewhere.
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casualty officer
One is the secretary of an excellent district hospital where they have at present one womancasualtyofficer.
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