casualty

noun

/ˈkæʒuəlti/

(plural casualties)

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[countable] a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident
- Our primary objective is reducing road casualties.
- Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed).
Wordfinder
- aggression
- arms
- army
- attack
- casualty
- conflict
- defend
- hostile
- territory
- war
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Extra Examples
- Our division suffered only light casualties.
- The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population.
Topics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy
- high
- serious
- …
verb + casualty
- cause
- inflict
- incur
- …
casualty + noun
- count
- figures
- list
- …
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[countable] a person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place synonym victim
- She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work (= she lost her job).
- Small shops have been a casualty of the recession.
Extra Examples
- They say that truth is the first casualty of war.
- Their relationship became a casualty of war.
- The main casualty of this scandal will be the minister's reputation.
Topics War and conflictc1
[uncountable]
(also casualty department, accident and emergency)
(all British English)
(North American English emergency room)
the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken
- The victims were rushed to casualty.
- We waited in casualty until a doctor could see us.
- He works as a doctor in casualty.
Wordfinder
- accident
- ambulance
- casualty
- first aid
- hospital
- injure
- paramedic
- stretcher
- victim
- witness
Topics Medicinec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + casualty
- be admitted to
- rush somebody to
- take somebody to
- …
casualty + noun
- department
- unit
- ward
- …
preposition
- in casualty
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Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘chance, a chance occurrence’): from medieval Latin casualitas, from casualis, from casus ‘fall’, on the pattern of words such as penalty.

单词	casualty
释义	casualty noun /ˈkæʒuəlti/ /ˈkæʒuəlti/ (plural casualties) jump to other results [countable] a person who is killed or injured in war or in an accident Our primary objective is reducing road casualties. Both sides had suffered heavy casualties (= many people had been killed). Wordfinder aggression arms army attack casualty conflict defend hostile territory war Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something) go to war (against/with somebody) cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion Military operations adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody) employ/use guerrilla tactics conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency suffer/inflict a crushing defeat achieve/win a decisive victory halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance order/force a retreat Fighting join/serve in the army/navy/air force be/go/remain/serve on active duty serve/complete/return from a tour of duty be sent to the front (line) attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting call for/be met with armed resistance come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something) shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire become/be held as a prisoner of war Civilians in war harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage impose/enforce/lift a curfew engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing be sent to an internment/a concentration camp accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war fear/threaten military/violent reprisals commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide Making peace make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce sign a ceasefire agreement call for/bring/put an end to hostilities demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty Extra Examples Our division suffered only light casualties. The guerrillas inflicted heavy casualties on the local population. Topics War and conflictc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective heavy high serious … verb + casualty cause inflict incur … casualty + noun count figures list … See full entry [countable] a person who suffers or a thing that is destroyed when something else takes place synonym victim She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work (= she lost her job). Small shops have been a casualty of the recession. Extra Examples They say that truth is the first casualty of war. Their relationship became a casualty of war. The main casualty of this scandal will be the minister's reputation. Topics War and conflictc1 [uncountable] (also casualty department, accident and emergency) (all British English) (North American English emergency room) the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken The victims were rushed to casualty. We waited in casualty until a doctor could see us. He works as a doctor in casualty. Wordfinder accident ambulance casualty first aid hospital injure paramedic stretcher victim witness Topics Medicinec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + casualty be admitted to rush somebody to take somebody to … casualty + noun department unit ward … preposition in casualty See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘chance, a chance occurrence’): from medieval Latin casualitas, from casualis, from casus ‘fall’, on the pattern of words such as penalty. Casualty /ˈkæʒuəlti/ /ˈkæʒuəlti/ jump to other results a popular British television soap opera, set in a hospital. It has been broadcast regularly by the BBC since 1986.
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