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emergency room

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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eˈmergency ˌroom noun [countable]  American EnglishMH a part of a hospital that immediately helps people who have been hurt in an accident or who are extremely ill 〔医院的〕急救室,急诊室 SYN ER, British English casualty
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emergency roomBetween 1983 and 1994, emergency room admissions due to meth-related psychoses rose 366 percent in California.They were also asked how much total waiting time elapsed between triage and departure from the emergency room.The doctor in the emergency room notified the police.At Massachusetts General, William Tisdale was a second-year medical resident in the emergency room.A few years back the city closed down half of it, leaving only the emergency room open.A 33-year-old man was brought to the emergency room in coma.I made my way through a long corridor toward the emergency room.
eˈmergency ˌroom nounChineseSyllable
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emergency room
eˈmergency ˌroom noun [countable]
American English a part of a hospital that immediately helps people who have been hurt in an accident or who are extremely ill
   SYN  ER, casualty British English


emergency roomBrE /iˈmɜːdʒənsi ruːm/ 🔊NAmE /iˈmɜːrdʒənsi ruːm/ 🔊BrE /iˈmɜːdʒənsi rʊm/ 🔊NAmE /iˈmɜːrdʒənsi rʊm/ 🔊 (NAmE) (abbreviation ER) (BrE ˌaccident and eˈmergency) nounthe part of a hospital where people who need urgent treatment are taken (医院)急诊室