casualty
casualty 英 [ˈkæʒuəlti] 美 [ˈkæʒuəlti]
n. 伤亡人员；急诊室
名词复数:casualties
- In wartime, you'll hear the word casualty used often for someone killed or injured. But casualty can also refer to deaths or injuries suffered in an accident or some other unfortunate event.
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- n. 伤亡人员；急诊室
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1. road casualties
交通事故伤亡人员
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2. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties.
双方都伤亡惨重。
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3. She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work .
她成了裁减兼职工作的受害人。
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4. Small shops have been a casualty of the recession.
小商店在经济萧条中深受其害。
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5. The victims were rushed to casualty.
受伤者被迅速送往急救室。
- casualty (n.) early 15c., casuelte, caswelte, "chance, accident; incidental charge," from casual (adj.) on model of royalty, penalty, etc. From the earliest use especially of untoward events or misfortunes. Meaning "losses in numbers from a military or other troop" is from late 15c. Meaning "an individual killed, wounded, or lost in battle" is from 1844. Casuality had some currency 16c.-17c. in the sense "chance, a chance occurrence," especially an unfortunate one, but now is obsolete.
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