casualties

英 [ˈkæʒjʊəltiz]

美 [ˈkæʒəwəltiz]

n.  (战争或事故的)伤员，亡者，遇难者; 受害者; 毁坏物; 损坏物; 急诊室
casualty的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (战争、意外中的)伤亡人员
  Acasualtyis a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
  1. Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties.
     军队在皇宫附近向示威人群开枪，造成大量伤亡。
• N-COUNT 受害者；受害方
  Acasualty ofa particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation.
  1. Fiat has been one of the greatest casualties of the recession.
     菲亚特一直是经济萧条中损失最惨重的公司之一。
• N-UNCOUNT 急诊室;急救室
  Casualtyis the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment.
  1. I was taken to casualty at St Thomas's Hospital.
     我被送往圣·托马斯医院的急救室。

in AM, use 美国英语用 emergency room

双语例句

• They have taken heavy casualties.
  他们遭受重大伤亡。
• It seems that the attack this morning was very carefully planned to cause few casualties
  今天早上的攻击似乎是经过精心策划、想要尽量减少伤亡的。
• He was asked about casualties, but said it would serve no purpose to count bodies
  有人问他伤亡情况，但他说清点尸体是没有意义的。
• Troops fired on demonstrators near the Royal Palace causing many casualties.
  军队在皇宫附近向示威人群开枪，造成大量伤亡。
• Rebels say they have inflicted heavy casualties on government forces
  反叛武装称他们使政府军遭受重创。
• Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
  减少伤亡人数对于维护公众形象很重要。
• They took care to avoid civilian casualties.
  他们很小心的避免了平民的伤亡。
• The city's hospitals are overburdened by casualties.
  大量伤员使该市的医院不堪重负。
• British casualties remained remarkably low
  英国的伤亡人数始终很低。
• There were no reported casualties or damage.
  目前没有有关伤亡和损毁的报导。