emerg

IPA/ɪˈmɜːdʒ/
IPA/ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

emerg — noun

1. a hospital department that provides urgent medical care for accidents, injuries,

1.名詞B2
釋義

a hospital department that provides urgent medical care for accidents, injuries, and sudden serious illnesses — a shortened form of 'emergency room' used mostly in speech and among medical staff

例句

The paramedics rushed the crash victim straight into emerg.

preposition + emerg: into emerg

Dr. Chen spent her entire shift down in emerg last night.

同義詞
  • ER

    the standard American abbreviation for emergency room; more widely understood than 'emerg'

  • emergency room

    the full formal term used in all registers and varieties of English

  • A&E

    the standard British term, short for 'Accident and Emergency'; used in formal and informal contexts

  • casualty

    an older British term for the emergency department, now largely replaced by 'A&E'

文法句型

in the emerg

taken to emerg

emerg department

emerg room

用法筆記

A clipped form used mainly in informal speech and medical workplace settings. In formal writing, use 'emergency room,' 'ER' (American English), or 'A&E' (British English).

常見錯誤

❌She works in the emerge.
✅She works in emerg.
💡'emerge' is a verb meaning to come out or become visible; the noun for the hospital department is 'emerg.'
❌He was taken to emergency.' (when meaning the physical department)
✅He was taken to emerg.
💡'emergency' refers to the crisis itself; 'emerg' specifies the hospital room where emergencies are treated.