Word · Frequency #3944
Fully loadedcasualty
伤亡者；遇难者
a person injured or killed in an accident or violent event
- 1.
Something that happens by chance, especially an unfortunate event; an accident, a disaster.
偶然发生的事,尤指不幸事件；意外事故或灾难。
- 2.
someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
在军事行动中受伤、死亡、被俘或失踪的人
- 3.
A person suffering from injuries or who has been killed due to an accident or through an act of violence.
因事故或暴力而受伤或死亡的人。
- 4.
someone injured or killed in an accident
在事故中受伤或死亡的人
- 5.
A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
因死亡、受伤、患病、被俘或逃跑等原因无法履行职责的军人。
- 6.
an accident that causes someone to die
导致某人死亡的事故
- 7.
An incidental charge or payment.
附带费用或付款。
- 8.
Someone or something adversely affected by a decision, event or situation.
因决定、事件或情况而受到不利影响的人或事物。
伤亡军人；军事伤亡人员；受害者；牺牲品；事故；灾难；致命事故；死亡事故；杂费；附带费用
In use
The army reported a single casualty in the skirmish.
The rescue team transported the casualties to the hospital.
The number of casualties rose dramatically after the offensive.
suffer casualties
常用动词搭配，表示遭受损失。
The battalion suffered heavy casualties.
该营遭受了重大伤亡。
a casualty of [something]
表示某人或某物因特定事件而受损或消失。
The historic building was a casualty of the fire.
这座历史建筑是大火的受害者。
be among the casualties
用于指出某群体属于伤亡人员的一部分。
Many children were among the casualties.
Connections
Collocations
- heavy casualties
- 重大伤亡
- The battle resulted in heavy casualties on both sides.这场战斗导致双方重大伤亡。
- mass casualties
- 大规模伤亡
- The earthquake caused mass casualties in the region.地震在该地区造成了大规模伤亡。
- casualty count
- 伤亡人数
- The official casualty count has not been released yet.官方伤亡人数尚未公布。
- suffer casualties
- 遭受伤亡
- The regiment suffered casualties during the ambush.该团在伏击中遭受了伤亡。
- cause casualties
- 造成伤亡
- The explosion caused several casualties among the civilians.爆炸造成了数名平民伤亡。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象‘casual’（随意）加‘tea’（茶），喝茶时随意地成了伤亡者。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'faculty' and 'reality' share a similar ending spelling but have different pronunciations. 'Loyalty' and 'royalty' rhyme with 'casualty'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.