gurney

/ˈɡɜːni/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɡɜːrni/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈgər-nē/ (ame, mw)

gurney — 名詞

  • gurneysingular
  • gurneysplural

1. a narrow, flat bed mounted on wheels that hospital staff use to move a sick or i

1.名詞C1
釋義

醫院推床

醫院用來搬運病患的有輪推床

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.

例句

The paramedics quickly lifted Dahlia onto a gurney and wheeled her into the emergency room.

救護人員迅速將 Dahlia 抬上推床,推進急診室。

lift [person] onto a gurney

Two nurses pushed the gurney down a long corridor toward the operating theatre.

兩名護理師將推床沿著長廊推往手術室。

push the gurney down [place]

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The patient sat on a gurney to eat lunch.
The patient sat on the hospital bed to eat lunch.
💡a gurney is used for transport, not for resting in a ward for long periods.