gurney
/ˈɡɜːni/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɜːrni/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgər-nē/ (ame, mw)
gurney — noun
- gurneysingular
- gurneysplural
1. a narrow, flat bed mounted on wheels that hospital staff use to move a sick or i
a narrow, flat bed mounted on wheels that hospital staff use to move a sick or injured person from one place to another, such as from an ambulance into the emergency room.
The paramedics quickly lifted Dahlia onto a gurney and wheeled her into the emergency room.
lift [person] onto a gurney
Two nurses pushed the gurney down a long corridor toward the operating theatre.
push the gurney down [place]
Ziad woke up strapped to a gurney with a bright lamp shining above his face.
After the car crash, Rodrigo was rolled into the hospital on a gurney covered with a thin white sheet.
An empty gurney stood in the hallway near the nurses' station, waiting for the next patient.
- stretcher
broader term; can be carried by hand without wheels
- trolley
the standard British English equivalent
- wheeled cot
more descriptive; uncommon in everyday speech
用法筆記
Mainly American English; British English speakers usually say 'trolley' for the same object. Subject is typically medical staff (paramedics, nurses, orderlies) moving a patient.