| [/ˈkæʒuəltɪ; ˋkæʒʊəltɪ/] n 用法:
1 person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident （战争或事故中的）伤亡者:
Heavy casualties were reported (ie It was reported that many people had been killed) in the fighting. 据报战斗中伤亡惨重（很多人被杀）. *
(fig 比喻) Mr Jones was the first casualty of the firm's cut-backs, ie the first to lose his job because of them. 琼斯先生在公司裁员中首当其冲（第一个被裁掉）. *
[attrib 作定语] a casualty list 伤亡名单. 用法:
2 thing that is lost, damaged or destroyed in an accident 事故中损失的物品:
The cottage was a casualty of the forest fire. 那小屋被森林大火烧毁. 用法:
3 (also `casualty ward, `casualty department, US emergency) part of a hospital where people who have been hurt in accidents are taken for urgent treatment 急诊室. |