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

• Limiting casualties is important for public relations.
  减少伤亡人数对于维护公众形象很重要。
• 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。
• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties
  关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• 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。
• There's still confusion about the number of casualties
  伤亡人数依然不明。
• They took care to avoid civilian casualties.
  他们很小心的避免了平民的伤亡。
• The statement made no mention of government casualties
  声明里没有提及政府方面的伤亡情况。
• The daily toll of casualties has dropped off sharply.
  每日伤亡人数已经大大减少。
• The allies suffered less than 20 casualties while enemy losses were said to be high.
  盟军伤亡人数不到20，而敌军则据说人员损失惨重。
• Casualties had to be brought to hospital by air.
  伤者不得不用飞机送往医院。