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gurney

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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gur·ney /ˈɡɜːni $ ˈɡɜːr-/ noun [countable] American English  MHa long narrow table with wheels used for moving sick people in a hospital 〔医院中移动病人用的〕轮床
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gurneyAs Garcia was being moved on to a gurney at the hospital, he stopped breathing but was revived.Some became entranced by the strange room itself, its gurneys row on row, each one holding a sterile bagged corpse.
Origin gurney (1800-1900) Gurney cab ((19-20 centuries)), a type of horse-drawn vehicle invented by J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts
gur·ney nounChineseSyllable
table long narrow wheels with used a Corpus


gurney
gurney /ˈɡɜːni $ ˈɡɜːr-/ noun [countable] American English
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: Gurney cab (19-20 centuries), a type of horse-drawn vehicle invented by J. T. Gurney of Boston, Massachusetts
a long narrow table with wheels used for moving sick people in a hospital


gur·neyBrE /ˈɡɜːni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɡɜːrni/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) a type of trolley which is used for moving patients in a hospital (医院中推送病人用的)轮床