accident and emergency
noun/ˌæksɪdənt ən ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/
/ˌæksɪdənt ən ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/
[uncountable] (abbreviation A & E)
(British English) (North American English emergency room [countable])
- the part of a hospital where people who need immediate treatment are taken
（医院）急诊室 - The teenager was rushed to accident and emergency.
那个少年被紧急送进了急诊室。 - the hospital accident and emergency department
医院的急诊部
Extra ExamplesTopics Healthcareb2- one of the busiest accident and emergency departments in Scotland
苏格兰最繁忙的急救室之一 - the closure of the hospital's accident and emergency department
医院的事故和急诊部门关闭
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAccident and emergency is used before these nouns:- admission
- department
- unit
- …
- The teenager was rushed to accident and emergency.