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triage

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++tri·age /ˈtriːɑːʒ $ triˈɑːʒ, ˈtriːɑːʒ/ noun [uncountable] technical  the method of deciding who receives medical treatment first, according to how seriously someone is injured 急救分类,伤员分类 〔按伤者的伤势决定治疗的次序〕
Examples from the Corpus
triagePreservation efforts currently amount to architectural triage.They were also asked how much total waiting time elapsed between triage and departure from the emergency room.It was frequently said that the agency was in triage.She would accept students at the margins, but she acknowledged that she was engaging in a form of triage.Then the triage nurse is perhaps the most important member of the team.As the exhibition neared readiness, it appeared that Basquiat seemed most likely to survive this triage process.
Origin triage (1700-1800) French trier to arrange and choose from; → TRY1
tri·age nounChineseSyllable
treatment method of the Corpus deciding first, medical who receives


triage
triage /ˈtriːɑːʒ $ triˈɑːʒ, ˈtriːɑːʒ/ noun [uncountable] technical
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: French
 Origin: trier 'to arrange and choose from'; try1
the method of deciding who receives medical treatment first, according to how seriously someone is injured


tri·ageBrE /ˈtriːɑːʒ/ 🔊NAmE /triːˈɑːʒ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (in a hospital 医院) the process of deciding how seriously ill/sick or injured a person is, so that the most serious cases can be treated first 患者鉴别分类;伤员鉴别分类;治疗类选法