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| 1 | C usually plural someone who is injured or killed in an accident or military action （事故、战争中的）死伤者，伤亡人员 | There were no reports of casualties from the attack. 没有关于这场袭击中伤亡人员的报道。 | | heavy casualties A small group of rebels inflicted heavy casualties (=many people injured or killed) on the government forces. 一小撮叛军使政府军伤亡惨重。 | |
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| 2 | C someone or something that is damaged or suffers as a result of something else 受害者 | +of Education has again been a casualty of government spending cuts. 教育又一次成为政府削减支出的受害者。 | |
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| 3 | U BRITISH the part of a hospital where people go when they are injured or suddenly become ill . The official name for this is Accident and Emergency . AMERICAN emergency room 急救室 | I hear that they’ ve taken him to casualty. 我听说他们把他送到急救室去了。 | |
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