first-aid

IPA/ˌfɜːst ˈeɪd/
IPA/ˌfɜːrst ˈeɪd/

first-aid — 名詞

1. simple medical help given to someone who has been hurt or has suddenly become si

1.名詞B1
釋義

急救

事故或急病後的基本醫療處理

simple medical help given to someone who has been hurt or has suddenly become sick, before a doctor or an ambulance arrives

例句

After cutting his finger on a broken glass, Eli asked his roommate for first-aid.

Eli 不小心被碎玻璃割傷手指後,向室友請求急救處理。

ask + for + first-aid

The hiking group carried a first-aid backpack with bandages and antiseptic wipes.

健行隊伍揹了一個急救背包,裡面有繃帶和消毒濕巾。

attributive: first-aid + backpack

同義詞

文法句型

give + first-aid

receive + first-aid

first-aid + noun (attributive)

用法筆記

Often used attributively before another noun (first-aid kit, first-aid course, first-aid training). The hyphen is common in attributive position but many writers drop it after the noun. The same concept covers both standalone use ('give first-aid') and attributive use ('a first-aid kit').

常見錯誤

I gave him a first-aid.
I gave him first-aid.
💡first-aid is uncountable and does not take an indefinite article.
She took first-aid class.
She took a first-aid class.
💡when used as a modifier, the noun it modifies still needs its own article or determiner.
I need to buy a first-aid.
I need to buy a first-aid kit.
💡the phrase is incomplete without a head noun when referring to an object.