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casualty n.伤亡 The term "casualties of war" has been around for a while and refers to the ugly downside of military victory. Anyone who loses life or limb, either in the fighting or as a civilian, is called a casualty. If you're feeling poetic, though, you can extend the meaning to include, say, the children of a divorce: while they don't die and aren't physically injured, their emotional suffering qualifies them to be called casualties of their parents' fighting. Driving drunk, too, results in casualties. ★★★☆☆ 2000.1

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['kæʒuəlti] 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. For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](战争、意外中的)伤亡人员 A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. 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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]受害者；受害方 A casualty of a particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation.   [usu N of n]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。3[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]急诊室；急救室 Casualty is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment.   [BRIT 英]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

英语单词	casualty
英美音标	['kæʒuəlti]
中文释义	n.伤亡
vocab简明	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.
vocab扩展	The term "casualties of war" has been around for a while and refers to the ugly downside of military victory. Anyone who loses life or limb, either in the fighting or as a civilian, is called a casualty. If you're feeling poetic, though, you can extend the meaning to include, say, the children of a divorce: while they don't die and aren't physically injured, their emotional suffering qualifies them to be called casualties of their parents' fighting. Driving drunk, too, results in casualties.
真题原句	For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](战争、意外中的)伤亡人员 A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident. 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]受害者；受害方 A casualty of a particular event or situation is a person or a thing that has suffered badly as a result of that event or situation. [usu N of n] 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。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]急诊室；急救室 Casualty is the part of a hospital where people who have severe injuries or sudden illnesses are taken for emergency treatment. [BRIT 英] 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
来源	2000.1

Casualty Killed Injuries Suffered Called N Count 可数名词 Person