casualties

柯林斯詞典

casualty /?k??j??lt?/ (casualties)

• 1. N-COUNT A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. 死傷者

  Troops fired on the demonstrators causing many casualties. 軍隊(duì)向示威的人群開火，造成不少傷亡。

• 2. N-COUNT 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. 受害者

  The car industry has been one of the greatest casualties of the recession. 汽車工業(yè)是經(jīng)濟(jì)不景氣最大的受害者之一。

• 3. N-UNCOUNT Casualty is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. 急救室[英國英語]

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