casualties

英 [ˈkæʒjʊəltiz]

美 [ˈkæʒəwəltiz]

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
casualty的复数

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

双语例句

• Official reports said casualties were high
  官方报告称死伤惨重。
• The city's hospitals are overburdened by casualties.
  大量伤员使该市的医院不堪重负。
• Many casualties occured during the hurricane.
  这场飓风中有许多人伤亡。
• 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。
• Casualties numbered in the thousands.
  伤亡数以百计。
• The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply.
  每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。
• 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。
• British casualties remained remarkably low
  英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
• Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.
  伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。
• There's still confusion about the number of casualties
  伤亡人数依然不明。