casualty

'kæʒjuәlti
六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 3

英文释义

n. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
n. someone injured or killed in an accident
n. a decrease of military personnel or equipment

中文翻译

n. 意外事故, 伤亡, 受害者
[化] 事故

3
Collins 星级
3,944
BNC 频率
4,230
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记忆技巧

casualtycasual(偶然的)和后缀 -ty(表示状态或性质)组成,表示“意外事件导致的状态”,通常指伤亡或事故。

例句

1. The accident resulted in several casualties.
这起事故造成了几名伤亡者。
2. The emergency services arrived quickly to help the casualties.
紧急救援服务迅速赶到帮助伤者。
3. He was lucky to escape the explosion without any casualties.
他很幸运,逃过爆炸而没有任何伤亡。

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