| 词组 | casualty |
| 释义 | casualty /ˈkæʒuəlti/ noun someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or waradjectives/nouns + casualtyheavy/huge/massive casualties (=a lot of casualties) There were heavy casualties on both sides.serious casualties (=badly injured people) Serious casualties were taken to a nearby hospital.civilian casualties The US forces are trying to avoid civilian casualties as much as possible.military casualties His death brings the total number of military casualties to 5,000.road casualties (=people who are hurt or killed in road accidents) The government is looking into ways of reducing road casualties.unnecessary casualties The attack needs to be carefully planned in order to avoid unnecessary casualties.casualty + nounscasualty figures Official casualty figures put the number of people killed at 256.the casualty rate Passenger casualty rates have fallen by 30 percent in the past five years.the casualty list The casualty list of the war is long and growing.verbs + casualtysuffer casualties The British army suffered huge casualties in the battle.cause casualties The bomb caused many casualties.phrasesthe number of casualties The number of civilian casualties is not known. |
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