| 单词 | casualty |
| 释义 | casualty (once / 787 pages) n In wartime, you'll hear the word casualty used often for someone killed or injured. But casualty can also refer to deaths or injuries suffered in an accident or some other unfortunate event. The term "casualties of war" has been around for a while and refers to the ugly downside of military victory. Anyone who loses life or limb, either in the fighting or as a civilian, is called a casualty. If you're feeling poetic, though, you can extend the meaning to include, say, the children of a divorce: while they don't die and aren't physically injured, their emotional suffering qualifies them to be called casualties of their parents' fighting. Driving drunk, too, results in casualties. WORD FAMILYcasualty: casualties USAGE EXAMPLES"Evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new Republican Congress," Pelosi said in a statement. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) “Evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new Republican Congress.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) She added: “Evidently, ethics are the first casualty of the new Republican Congress.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n someone injured or killed in an accident Syn|Hyper injured party victim an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance 2n someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement Hyper victim an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance 3n an accident that causes someone to die Syn|Hypo|Hyper fatal accident collateral damage (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations accident an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury fatality, human deatha death resulting from an accident or a disaster 4n a decrease of military personnel or equipment Hypo|Hyper damage, equipment casualty loss of military equipment loss, personnel casualtymilitary personnel lost by death or capture battle damage, combat casualtyloss of military equipment in battle operational casualty, operational damageloss of military equipment in field operations combat injury, injury, wounda casualty to military personnel resulting from combat sacrificepersonnel that are sacrificed (e.g., surrendered or lost in order to gain an objective) decrease, drop-off, lessening a change downward |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。