- 1n/ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi/ · /ɪˈmɜːdʒənsi/緊急情況
A sudden dangerous situation that you must deal with right away.
「emergency」指的是「突然發生、又危險、必須馬上處理」的狀況，例如火災、車禍、有人受傷。它跟一般的「問題」不同——emergency 一定帶有「不快點處理就會出大事」的急迫感。常見搭配 in an emergency（緊急時）、emergency exit（緊急出口）。
示範例句 · Example
If there is an emergency, call this number right away.
中文翻譯如果有一個緊急情況，馬上打這個號碼。
常見搭配
in an emergency
在緊急情況時
during a sudden dangerous situation
In an emergency, break the glass and press the red button.
emergency exit
緊急出口
a door used to leave quickly when there is danger
Every cinema must have a clearly marked emergency exit.
emergency landing
緊急降落
when a plane has to land suddenly because of a problem
The plane made an emergency landing after engine trouble.
state of emergency
緊急狀態
an official situation where a government takes special action because of danger
The government declared a state of emergency after the flood.
core核心畫面
From the word’s history
From Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo 'to emerge, arise'.
源自中世紀拉丁文 emergentia，來自 emergo「浮現、出現」。
A sudden dangerous situation that springs up out of nowhere and must be dealt with right now.
原始詞典資料7 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Emergencyname
- 1
historicalWorld War II as experienced in Ireland.
- Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency.
- 2
historicalthe Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia.
emergencynoun/ɪˈmɜː(ɹ).dʒən.si/
- 1
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
- Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention.
- We also found that the only emergency egress from the tram was by smashing the front or rear windscreens, and that emergency lighting had failed when the tram overturned.
- 2
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
- I've got a really bad disease It's got me begging on my hands and knees So take me to emergency Cause something seems to be missing
- 3
A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May.
- 4
archaicThe quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
- 5
A critical urge to urinate or defecate.
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