| 单词 | Red Cross |
| 释义 | Red Cross (once / 1204 pages) n The Red Cross is a humanitarian group that's made up of several international organizations. The Red Cross serves victims of wars and natural disasters. The Red Cross is a broad movement of national and international societies, including the American Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Red Crescent. Red Cross is an umbrella term for all of these interconnected groups. You might say, "I donated blood at the Red Cross yesterday," or "The Red Cross was passing out bottled water after the flood." The organization is usually called the Red Crescent in majority Muslim countries. WORD FAMILYRed Cross: Red Crosses USAGE EXAMPLESSome 35,000 people were evacuated to the countryside, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) Cars blocked the access roads to the communities and state police and Red Cross workers monitored the situation. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) The access roads were blocked with cars and state police and Red Cross workers monitored the situation. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) n an international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime Hyper NGO, nongovernmental organization an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government |
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