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 救護車the ambulance service 救護車服務
ambulance staff/crew/workerThe ambulance crew removed him from the wreckage. 救護車上的人員將他從殘骸中移出來。
nthe ambulance driver
by ambulanceMike had to be taken by ambulance to hospital. 不得不用救護車把邁克送往醫院。
Do you think we need to call an ambulance (=phone to ask an ambulance to come)? 你覺得我們需要叫救護車嗎?
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