casualty
gb/kˈæʒuəlti/ us/kˈæʒuəlti/
B1
Англійська
~ 4600
áldozat, sürgősségi osztály, sürgősségi
ІМЕННИК
B1
1
áldozat
B1
Модель уживання:
[number] casualties
The earthquake resulted in hundreds of casualties.
A földrengésnek több száz sérültje és halálos áldozata volt.
There were no reported casualties after the fire.
A tűz után nem jelentettek sérülteket vagy halálos áldozatokat.
The battle caused heavy casualties on both sides.
Emergency teams worked quickly to treat the casualties.
The storm left a trail of destruction and many casualties.
Навчальні приклади
There were many casualties after the accident.
A balesetnek sok sérültje és halálos áldozata volt.
The war caused many casualties.
A háborúnak sok halálos áldozata és sebesültje volt.
The police reported no casualties.
Casualties were taken to the hospital.
The fire had two casualties.
Поширена помилка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'casualty' with 'casual', but they are unrelated in meaning.
Значення
person injured or killed
Словосполучення
civilian casualties
|war casualties
|suffer casualties
|report casualties
|casualty figures
Синоніми
victim (Often used more broadly for anyone harmed, not just in large-scale events.)
Антоніми
survivor (Refers to someone who lives through an event that causes harm to others.)
Теми
emergencies
|war
|health
|law
Визначення
Someone who is hurt or dies in an accident, disaster, or war.
A person who is injured or killed in an accident, disaster, or war.
ІМЕННИК
B2
2
áldozat
B1
Модель уживання:
a casualty of [something]
Many small businesses became casualties of the economic crisis.
Sok kisvállalkozás a gazdasági válság áldozatává vált.
She was a political casualty after the scandal broke.
A botrány kirobbanása után politikai áldozattá vált.
The project was a casualty of budget cuts.
Tourism was a casualty of the pandemic.
Freedom of the press was one of the first casualties of the new regime.
Навчальні приклади
The shop was a casualty of the new law.
Az üzlet az új törvény áldozata lett.
He was a casualty of the company changes.
A vállalati átszervezések áldozata lett.
My job was a casualty of the crisis.
The park became a casualty of the fire.
The school was a casualty of the storm.
Поширена помилка:
Learners may think it only refers to death or injury, but it can also mean something harmed or lost in a non-physical way.
Значення
person or thing badly affected
Словосполучення
a casualty of war
|a casualty of the recession
|political casualty
Синоніми
loss (More general; can refer to something gone or destroyed, not necessarily harmed by an event.)
Антоніми
beneficiary (Someone who gains from an event where others lose.)
Теми
society
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Визначення
A person or thing that is badly harmed by something that happens.
A person or thing that suffers badly as a result of an event or situation, especially unexpectedly.
ІМЕННИК
B1
TECHNICAL
3
sürgősségi
B1
She was taken to casualty with a broken arm.
Törött karral bevitték a sürgősségi osztályra.
He works as a nurse in casualty.
Ápolóként dolgozik a sürgősségi osztályon.
Casualty was full after the car crash.
They rushed him to casualty after he collapsed.
Casualty staff treated several people from the accident.
Навчальні приклади
They took him to casualty after the fall.
Az esés után bevitték a sürgősségi osztályra.
My friend works in casualty.
Egy barátom a sürgősségi osztályon dolgozik.
We went to casualty when she got hurt.
He is waiting in casualty now.
Casualty is busy tonight.
Поширена помилка:
Some learners may not realize 'casualty' here is British usage and not common in American English, where 'emergency room' is used instead.
Значення
hospital emergency department
Словосполучення
taken to casualty
|casualty department
Синоніми
emergency room (US term for the same hospital department.)
Теми
health
|medicine
|daily_life
Визначення
In British English, the hospital place where people go for quick help after an accident or sudden sickness.
In British English, the part of a hospital where people are taken for urgent treatment after accidents or sudden illness.
Граматика
Словникова форма
casualty
IPA
GB/kˈæʒuəlti/
US/kˈæʒuəlti/
Склади й наголос
cas - u - alty (3 склади)
Stress on 1st syllable (cas)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: casualty
- Plural: casualties
Споріднені слова
Вирази
casualty of war
1/kˈæʒuəlti əv wˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
harmed because of war
Someone or something that is hurt, damaged, or lost because of war.
Приклади
- He was just another casualty of war.
- Many historic buildings became casualties of war during the bombing.
first casualty
1/fˈɚst kˈæʒuəlti/
fixed phrase
first thing lost or harmed
The first thing that is lost or damaged when something happens.
Приклади
- In war, truth is often the first casualty.
- Public trust was the first casualty of the crisis.
political casualty
1/pəlˈɪtɪkəl kˈæʒuəlti/
fixed phrase
loses position due to politics
A person who loses their job or power because of political reasons.
Приклади
- The minister became a political casualty after the scandal.
- Several officials were political casualties of the new policy changes.