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IELTS BNC: 2083 COCA: 1725

emergency
emergency /ɪˈmɚʤənsi/ noun
plural emergencies
emergency
/ɪˈmɚʤənsi/
noun
plural emergencies
Learner's definition of EMERGENCY
[count]
: an unexpected and usually dangerous situation that calls for immediate action突发事件；紧急情况
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
◊ A state of emergency is declared to give the government special powers to deal with an emergency.紧急状态
IELTS BNC: 2083 COCA: 1725

emergency

noun

emer·​gen·​cy i-ˈmər-jən(t)-sē How to pronounce emergency (audio)
plural emergencies
often attributive
1
: an unforeseen combination of circumstances or the resulting state that calls for immediate action
2
: an urgent need for assistance or relief
the mayor declared a state of emergency after the flood

Synonyms

Choose the Right Synonym for emergency

juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, strait (or straits) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs.

juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events.

an important juncture in our country's history

exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation.

provide for exigencies

emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster.

the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies

contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence.

contingency plans

pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency.

come through in a pinch

strait, now commonly straits, applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult.

in dire straits

crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference.

a crisis of confidence

Example Sentences

Her quick thinking in an emergency saved the baby's life. an alert, quick-thinking girl who is good to have around in an emergency
Recent Examples on the Web The worldwide coronavirus pandemic has pushed terms once heard almost exclusively in medical circles onto everyone's tongue, including subvariant, booster dose, and emergency use authorization, which are all new dictionary entries. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Moderna and Pfizer received emergency use authorizations from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week. Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signed off on the shots, one by Moderna and one by Pfizer-BioNtech, earlier this month after the Food and Drug Administration authorized their emergency use. Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022 Currently, two primary-series COVID-19 vaccines (made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna) are approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and two (made by Johnson&Johnson-Janssen and Novavax) are authorized for emergency use. Alice Park, Time, 7 Sep. 2022 Videos circulated of Wuhan pandemic staffers welding shut doors in apartment buildings, raising alarms over what could happen in the case of a fire or other emergency. Eva Dou, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 In 1971, the FDA gave the drug an emergency use authorization, but only for two weeks of treatment, because of side effects, the paper states. Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022 Pfizer and German partner BioNTech have submitted their new COVID-19 booster – that targets the omicron subvariant BA.5 – to the FDA for emergency use authorization, the companies announced Monday. Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2022 For example, in 2020, the WHO listed a new oral polio vaccine for emergency use. Heidi Ledford, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of emergency was circa 1631

Phrases Containing emergency
IELTS BNC: 2083 COCA: 1725
emergency

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMERGENCY | EMERGENCY + VERB | EMERGENCY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤dire, extreme, major, real, serious, true嚴重事故；重大緊急事件；極為緊急的情況◇Don't call me unless it's a real emergency.除非是極為緊急的情況，否則不要打電話給我。➤life-threatening危及生命的緊急事件▸➤sudden, unexpected, unforeseen突發的緊急事件；出乎意料的緊急事件；未曾預料到的緊急情況➤complex複雜的緊急事件▸➤international, national, state國際／國家／州緊急時局◇in times of national emergency在國家的緊急時局下➤health, medical, surgical衞生突發事件；緊急醫療事件；外科急診◇It's a disaster and a public-health emergency in the making.這是一場災難，也是一場正在形成的公共衞生緊急事件。◇Make sure your policy covers you in case of medical emergency.一定要讓你的保單涵蓋緊急醫療事故險。➤family家庭緊急事件◇He missed the meeting because of a family emergency.因家裏發生了緊急情況，他未能參加會議。➤military緊急軍事情況➤humanitarian人道主義緊急事件➤in-flight (especially NAmE) 飛行中的緊急情況➤fire, snow (both NAmE) 火災；雪災VERB + EMERGENCY➤have發生緊急事件◇When a member of staff has a family emergency, a project can get delayed.工作人員中有人家裏有急事時，項目可能會被延誤。➤cope with, deal with, handle, respond to處理緊急事件；應對緊急情況◇firefighters on call to respond to emergencies消防隊員待命隨時應對緊急事件➤declare宣佈緊急事件◇The assembly declared a national emergency.議會宣佈國家處於緊急狀態。➤be, constitute成為／構成緊急事件◇Complete retention of urine constitutes a medical emergency.完全性尿瀦留是臨牀急症。EMERGENCY + VERB➤arise, happen, occur緊急事情發生◇Call this number if any unforeseen emergency should arise.如有意外緊急情況請打這個電話。EMERGENCY + NOUN➤situation緊急情況◇Would you know what to do in an emergency situation?你想知道在發生緊急情況時該怎麼做嗎？➤action, measures, plan, procedures, response應急行動／措施／預案／程序／響應➤preparedness (especially NAmE) 應對突發事件的準備➤management突發事件處置▸➤laws, legislation, regulations緊急法令；應急立法；緊急規定▸➤powers應急權力◇The police have been given emergency powers to deal with the crisis.警方獲授應急權力以處理危機。➤rule( 國家 ) 緊急狀態◇The government imposed emergency rule and suspended civil rights.政府實行緊急狀態治理，並暫時中止公民權。➤meeting, session, summit, talks緊急會議；緊急會談；緊急峰會◇an emergency session of the United Nations聯合國緊急會議➤cover (especially BrE) 緊急替補◇The army provided emergency cover when the ambulance service went on strike.救護車隊罷工期間，軍隊緊急頂了上去。 ➤checklist緊急事務處理清單▸➤services應急服務部門◇The emergency services are struggling to cope with the number of call-outs.應急服務部門竭力應付眾多的緊急召喚。➤crew, official, personnel, responders, worker搶險隊；應急官員；應急人員◇An emergency crew was called out.緊急出動了一支搶險隊伍。◇the New York police and fire and emergency responders紐約警察、消防和應急人員➤aid, assistance, funds, help, relief, supply緊急援助；應急資金；緊急救濟；應急供給◇Emergency supplies of food have been flown to the area.應急食物已空運到該地區。➤fund應急專款➤leave (NAmE) 緊急事假◇He got emergency leave when his Dad died.父親去世時，他告急請假獲准。➤call緊急召喚◇The ambulance crashed while answering an emergency call.救護車響應緊急求助時撞了車。➤backup, rescue緊急支援／救助➤shutdown緊急關閉◇an emergency shutdown of the nuclear reactor緊急關閉核反應堆➤centre/center, department, room, ward急救中心；急診室◇one of the busiest accident and emergency departments in Scotland (BrE) 蘇格蘭最繁忙的急救室之一➤doctor, physician, vet急診醫生／醫師／獸醫▸➤admission, case緊急入院／病例◇Emergency admissions to the hospital are given top priority.醫院優先處理緊急入院的病人。➤care, medicine, operation, surgery, treatment急救護理；急救醫學；急診手術；急救治療➤contraception緊急避孕➤appendectomy, Caesarean, etc.緊急闌尾切除手術、剖腹產等➤kit急救包▸➤repairs搶修▸➤exit緊急出口▸➤landing緊急降落➤evacuation緊急撤離◇the emergency evacuation of more than 300 passengers緊急撤離 300 多名乘客➤brake緊急剎車➤shelter緊急避難場所➤button, equipment, vehicle應急按鈕／設備／車輛➤lights應急照明燈➤generator應急發電機PREPOSITION➤for emergency為緊急情況◇She told me to keep the money for emergencies.她讓我留着這筆錢以備不時之需。➤in an emergency在緊急情況下◇I need to know what to do in an emergency.我要知道在緊急情況下該做什麼。PHRASES➤in case of emergency, in case of emergencies遇到緊急情況◇There's a fire blanket on the kitchen wall in case of emergencies.廚房牆壁上掛有滅火毯作應急之用。➤a state of emergency緊急狀態◇The president immediately declared a state of emergency.總統立即宣佈進入緊急狀態。

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