casualty

noun

/ˈkæʒuəlti/

(plural casualties)

[countable] a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident（战争或事故的）伤员，亡者，遇难者
- Our primary objective is reducing road casualties.我们的首要目标是减少交通事故伤亡。
- Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed).双方都伤亡惨重。
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
Collocations War and peace
War and peace战争与和平Starting a war开战
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争
- go to war (against/with somebody)（向…）开战
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest引起／平息骚乱
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict防止／阻止／表明冲突升级
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory进入／侵略／占领某人的领土
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵
Military operations军事行动
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击
- employ/use guerrilla tactics采用游击战术
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare进行／发动生物战／游击战
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat遭受惨败；大获全胜
- achieve/win a decisive victory赢得决定性的胜利
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进
- order/force a retreat命令／强迫撤退
Fighting作战
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty在服现役
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty在服役；服役完毕；服役归来
- be sent to the front (line)被派往前线
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting目睹／报道／参与激战
- call for/be met with armed resistance要求／遭遇武装抵抗
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons使用生物／化学／核武器
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties遭受惨重损失／伤亡
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死
- become/be held as a prisoner of war成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁
Civilians in war战争中的平民
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew强制实行／解除宵禁
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war接受／收容／安置战争难民
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪
Making peace和解
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战
- sign a ceasefire agreement签署停战协议
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities要求发动／引发／结束战争
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force建立／派遣维和部队
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定
- Our division suffered only light casualties.我们师只有少量伤亡。
- The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.游击队使当地居民蒙受重大伤亡。
Topics War and conflictc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- high
- serious
- …
verb + casualty
- cause
- inflict
- incur
- …
casualty + noun
- count
- figures
- list
- …
[countable] a person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place受害者；毁坏物；损坏物 synonym victim
- 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。
- They say that truth is the first casualty of war.他们说战争来临时，首先倒下的是真理。
- Their relationship became a casualty of war.他们的关系成了战争的牺牲品。
- The main casualty of this scandal will be the minister's reputation.这一丑闻的主要受害者将是部长的声誉。
Topics War and conflictc1
[uncountable]
(also casualty department, accident and emergency)
(all British English)
(North American English emergency room)
the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken急诊室
- The victims were rushed to casualty.受伤者被迅速送往急救室。
- We waited in casualty until a doctor could see us.我们在急诊室一直等到医生来看我们。
- He works as a doctor in casualty.他是急诊医生。
Wordfinder
- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
Topics Medicinec1
Collocations Dictionary
verb + casualty
- be admitted to
- rush somebody to
- take somebody to
- …
casualty + noun
- department
- unit
- ward
- …
preposition
- in casualty

词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘chance, a chance occurrence’): from medieval Latin casualitas, from casualis, from casus ‘fall’, on the pattern of words such as penalty.

词汇	casualty
释义	casualty noun /ˈkæʒuəlti/ /ˈkæʒuəlti/ (plural casualties) [countable] a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident（战争或事故的）伤员，亡者，遇难者 Our primary objective is reducing road casualties.我们的首要目标是减少交通事故伤亡。 Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed).双方都伤亡惨重。 Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war Collocations War and peaceWar and peace战争与和平Starting a war开战 declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)（向…）宣战／挑起战争／发动战争 go to war (against/with somebody)（向…）开战 cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest引起／平息骚乱 incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion煽动／领导／镇压起义／叛乱 launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack发起／实施突然／恐怖袭击 prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict防止／阻止／表明冲突升级 be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war被内战搞得四分五裂；濒于内战 enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory进入／侵略／占领某人的领土 lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion领导／发起／抵制／击退武装入侵 Military operations军事行动 adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy采用／发展／实施／执行军事战略 carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops派遣／部署／派驻／撤回部队 go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission进行／驾机执行／执行侦察／营救任务 train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units训练／装备／部署陆军／军事／作战分队 lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)领导／发起／实施（对某人的）突然袭击／（空中／空投部队／登陆）攻击 employ/use guerrilla tactics采用游击战术 conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare进行／发动生物战／游击战 fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency设法战胜／镇压／挫败叛乱者／叛乱 suffer/inflict a crushing defeat遭受惨败；大获全胜 achieve/win a decisive victory赢得决定性的胜利 halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance阻止英国／德国／俄罗斯的前进 order/force a retreat命令／强迫撤退 Fighting作战 join/serve in the army/navy/air force加入陆军／海军／空军；在陆军／海军／空军部队服役 be/go/remain/serve on active duty在服现役 serve/complete/return from a tour of duty在服役；服役完毕；服役归来 be sent to the front (line)被派往前线 attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy袭击／攻击敌人；与敌人交战；击败／杀死／消灭敌人 see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting目睹／报道／参与激战 call for/be met with armed resistance要求／遭遇武装抵抗 come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire冒着激烈的／机关枪的／迫击炮的射击 fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)（对…）发射机关枪／迫击炮弹／火箭弹 shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles步枪／手枪射击；发射子弹／导弹 launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile发射巡航／弹道／反坦克导弹 use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons使用生物／化学／核武器 inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties遭受惨重损失／伤亡 be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire被敌军／友军／炮火击中／射死 become/be held as a prisoner of war成为战俘；作为战俘被监禁 Civilians in war战争中的平民 harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians伤害／杀死／瞄准／保护无辜的／手无寸铁的平民 cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage导致／避免／限制／最大限度减少平民伤亡／附带性破坏 impose/enforce/lift a curfew强制实行／解除宵禁 engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing参与种族清洗；成为种族清洗的受害者 be sent to an internment/a concentration camp被送到俘虏拘留营／集中营 accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war接受／收容／安置战争难民 fear/threaten military/violent reprisals害怕／扬言要军事／暴力报复 commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide犯／被指控犯战争罪／反人类罪／种族灭绝罪 Making peace和解 make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace促使／带来／赢得／实现／保持／促进和平 call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce要求／商谈／协商／宣布停战／暂时休战 sign a ceasefire agreement签署停战协议 call for/bring/put an end to hostilities要求发动／引发／结束战争 demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something强烈要求／商讨／接受…投降 establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force建立／派遣维和部队 negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty商讨／达成／正式批准／签署／接受／拒绝／破坏／违反和平协定 Our division suffered only light casualties.我们师只有少量伤亡。 The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.游击队使当地居民蒙受重大伤亡。 Topics War and conflictc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy high serious … verb + casualty cause inflict incur … casualty + noun count figures list … [countable] a person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place受害者；毁坏物；损坏物 synonym victim 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。 They say that truth is the first casualty of war.他们说战争来临时，首先倒下的是真理。 Their relationship became a casualty of war.他们的关系成了战争的牺牲品。 The main casualty of this scandal will be the minister's reputation.这一丑闻的主要受害者将是部长的声誉。 Topics War and conflictc1 [uncountable] (also casualty department, accident and emergency) (all British English) (North American English emergency room) the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken急诊室 The victims were rushed to casualty.受伤者被迅速送往急救室。 We waited in casualty until a doctor could see us.我们在急诊室一直等到医生来看我们。 He works as a doctor in casualty.他是急诊医生。 Wordfinder accident ambulance casualty first aid hospital injure paramedic stretcher victim witness Topics Medicinec1 Collocations Dictionaryverb + casualty be admitted to rush somebody to take somebody to … casualty + noun department unit ward … preposition in casualty 词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘chance, a chance occurrence’): from medieval Latin casualitas, from casualis, from casus ‘fall’, on the pattern of words such as penalty. Casualty /ˈkæʒuəlti/ /ˈkæʒuəlti/ a popular British television soap opera, set in a hospital. It has been broadcast regularly by the BBC since 1986.伤亡：流行的英国电视肥皂剧，放置在医院中。自1986年以来，BBC定期播放该节目。
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