1person killed/injured in a war/an accident死者;傷者ADJECTIVE | VERB + CASUALTY | CASUALTY + NOUNADJECTIVE➤heavy, high, serious重大傷亡;嚴重傷亡▸➤light, low傷亡不大;少量傷亡▸➤pedestrian, road (both BrE) 行人傷亡;交通事故傷亡人員▸➤civilian, military平民/軍人死傷▸➤human人員傷亡VERB + CASUALTY➤cause, inflict導致/造成傷亡◇The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.游擊隊使當地居民蒙受重大傷亡。➤incur, suffer, sustain, take招致傷亡;蒙受傷亡;經受傷亡◇Our division suffered only light casualties.我們師只有少量傷亡。➤avoid, minimize, prevent避免傷亡;把傷亡降至最低;防止傷亡CASUALTY + NOUN➤count, figures, list, rate傷亡總數;傷亡數字;傷亡名單;傷亡率casualty
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2 (BrE) part of a hospital醫院VERB + CASUALTY | CASUALTY + NOUN | PREPOSITIONVERB + CASUALTY➤be admitted to被送進急診室◇He was admitted to casualty with head injuries.他因為頭部受傷而被送進急診室。➤rush sb to, take sb to把某人急匆匆地送到/帶某人去急診室CASUALTY + NOUN➤department, unit, ward急診部;急診室;急診病房PREPOSITION➤in casualty在急診室◇He works as a doctor in casualty.他是急診醫生。