casualty

中英词典

casualty [ˈkæʒuəlti]

名词

1. (不幸的)事故中的受害者; 伤亡者: a list of casualties 伤亡名单

2. (战争、事故等中的)伤亡人员: The casualty toll mounted daily. 伤亡人数日益增加。

3. (事故等造成的)损失: The fire was a heavy casualty. 火灾造成的损失极大。

4. (机构等的)失败者; 受害者: The company was a casualty of the recession. 这家公司成为了经济衰退的受害者。

形容词

1. 不幸的; 受害的: a casualty ward 伤员病房

2. 无意的; 随便的: a casual remark 无意中的一句话

词语辨析

casualty 与victim 的区别在于，casualty 通常指的是在事故、战争等事件中受伤或丧生的人，而 victim 则更广泛地指的是受害者，可能包括其他方面的受害。

词汇扩充

1. casualty rate 伤亡率

2. civilian casualties 平民伤亡

3. war casualty 战争伤亡

近义词

1. victim 受害者

2. fatality 死亡，致命

反义词

1. survivor 幸存者

柯林斯词典

casualty is used to refer to people who are killed or injured in wars or in accidents.

牛津词典

1. A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

2. A person or thing badly affected by an event or situation.

用法

1. 虽然casualty 通常指的是人员伤亡，但在一些情况下也可以指代其他受损或受害的事物。

2. casualty 这个词在正式场合和医疗领域广泛使用。

例句

1. There were no casualties in the explosion. (爆炸中没有人员伤亡。)
2. The casualties of war are often overlooked. (战争的伤亡往往被忽视。)
3. The casualty toll from the earthquake is still rising. (地震造成的伤亡人数仍在上升。)
4. The company suffered heavy casualties as a result of the economic crisis. (由于经济危机，该公司遭受了重大损失。)
5. The casualty ward was overflowing with patients. (伤员病房里挤满了病人。)
6. He made a casual remark about the weather. (他随口谈了下天气。)
7. The casualties of the plane crash were quickly airlifted to the nearest hospital. (飞机失事的伤员被迅速空运到最近的医院。)
8. The casualty rate in the battle was unexpectedly low. (战斗中的伤亡率出乎意料地低。)
9. The civilian casualties of the conflict were a tragic consequence. (冲突中的平民伤亡是一个悲剧性的后果。)
10. She was a casualty of her own poor decisions. (她成为了自己糟糕决定的受害者。)