casualty /ˈkæʒəwəlti/ noun plural casualties
plural casualties
Learner's definition of CASUALTY
1
[count] : a person who is hurt or killed during an accident, war, etc.伤亡人员 -
a low number of casualties为数不多的伤亡人员
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The army suffered/took/sustained heavy casualties [=many soldiers were killed or wounded] in the town.部队在那个小镇伤亡惨重。
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casualty rates [=the number of people or wounded killed each day]伤亡率
2
[count] : a person or thing that is harmed, lost, or destroyed : victim受害者;受损物 —
usually + of