ambulance
Word family adjectiveambulantambulatoryverbambulatenounambulationambulatorambulanceambulanceman
am·bu·lance /ˈæmbjələns/ ●●○ S3 noun [countableC]
MHTTCa special vehicle that is used to take people who are ill or injured to hospital 救护车 the ambulance service 救护车服务
ambulance staff/crew/worker The ambulance crew removed him from the wreckage. 救护车上的人员将他从残骸中移出来。
by ambulance Mike had to be taken by ambulance to hospital. 不得不用救护车把迈克送往医院。
Do you think we need to call an ambulance (=phone to ask an ambulance to come)? 你觉得我们需要叫救护车吗?
call an ambulance• After taking an overdose he told his neighbour what he had done and she called an ambulance.• They called an ambulance and he was helped into it.• The 86-year-old had to call an ambulance when her carer failed to turn up.• She would need to call an ambulance straight away. Origin ambulance (1800-1900) French “place near a battle where wounds are treated”, from
ambulant “walking”, from
Latin ambulare;
→ AMBLE