intensive care unit

IPA/ɪnˌten.sɪv ˈkeə ˌjuː.nɪt/
IPA/ɪnˌten.sɪv ˈker ˌjuː.nɪt/

intensive care unit — 名詞

1. a special area in a hospital where patients who are dangerously sick or hurt rec

1.名詞B2
釋義

加護病房

醫院裡24小時照護重症患者的單位

a special area in a hospital where patients who are dangerously sick or hurt receive constant attention from doctors and nurses, using machines that support their breathing, heart function, or other vital processes

例句

After the car accident, Nila was rushed to the intensive care unit at City Hospital.

車禍發生後，Nila 被緊急送到市立醫院的加護病房。

rushed to the intensive care unit after an accident

The intensive care unit has only twelve beds, so not every patient can stay there.

加護病房只有十二張病床，所以不是每位病患都能住進去。

同義詞
  • ICU

    abbreviation used in both medical and general contexts, equally common as the full form

  • critical care unit

    often used interchangeably, though some hospitals distinguish CCU as a step down from ICU

反義詞
  • general ward

    a regular hospital ward for patients who do not need constant monitoring

文法句型

the intensive care unit

be admitted to the intensive care unit

in the intensive care unit

用法筆記

Often shortened to ICU in speech and writing. The abbreviation is commonly seen on hospital signs, in medical records, and in news reports. 'Intensive care unit' is a countable noun — it usually needs an article (the, an) or a determiner.

常見錯誤

❌He was taken to intensive care.
✅He was taken to the intensive care unit.
💡'intensive care' is the type of treatment; 'intensive care unit' is the specific place where it happens.
❌Intensive care unit is on the third floor.
✅The intensive care unit is on the third floor.
💡As a countable noun, 'intensive care unit' needs an article.