- When there's an emergency, the stakes are high and you may need to act quickly. There's a tornado! Someone's collapsed! The cat's stuck in a tree! It's an emergency! Call 911!
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- n. 紧急情况；非常时刻
- adj. 紧急的
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1. The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake.
地震发生后政府已宣布进入紧急状态。
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2. This door should only be used in an emergency.
这道门只能在紧急情况下使用。
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3. the emergency exit
紧急出口
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4. The government had to take emergency action.
政府只得采取紧急措施。
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5. I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies.
我总是随身多带点现金以备急需。
- emergency (n.) "unforeseen occurrence requiring immediate attention," 1630s, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergere "to rise out or up" (see emerge). Or from emerge + -ency. As an adjective by 1881.
emer·gency ★ / iˈmɜːdʒənsi ; NAmE iˈmɜːrdʒənsi / noun ( plural emer·gencies ) [countable , uncountable ] a sudden serious and dangerous event or situation which needs immediate action to deal with it 突发事件；紧急情况 ◆ The government has declared a state of emergencyfollowing the earthquake. 地震发生后政府已宣布进入紧急状态。 ◆ This door should only be used in an emergency. 这道门只能在紧急情况下使用。 ◆ the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency) 紧急出口 ◆ The government had to take emergency action. 政府只得采取紧急措施。 ◆ The pilot made an emergency landing in a field. 飞行员在一片农田里紧急着陆。 ◆ I always have some extra cash with me for emergencies. 我总是随身多带点现金以备急需。 ◆ The government has been granted emergency powers (= to deal with an emergency). 政府已被授予应急权力。 emergency emergencies emer·gency / iˈmɜːdʒənsi ; NAmE iˈmɜːrdʒənsi /
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