English-Thai Dictionary

emergency

N ภาวะ เร่งด่วน  ภาวะฉุกเฉิน  สถานการณ์ ที่ ต้อง รีบเร่ง  accident crisis urgency pa-wa-lang-duan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EMERGENCY

E *mer "gen *cy, n.; pl. Emergencies. Etym: [See Emergence. ]

 

1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill.

 

2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. Swift. A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. Brougham.

 

Syn. -- Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

emergency

e mer gen cy |iˈmərjənsē iˈmərʤənsi | ▶noun ( pl. emergencies ) a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action: your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver | times of emergency. • [ as modifier ] arising from or needed or used in an emergency: an emergency exit. • a person with a medical condition requiring immediate treatment. • short for emergency room: he was rushed into emergency. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘arise, bring to light ’ (see emerge ).

 

emergency cord

emer |gency cord ▶noun a cord or chain on a train which a passenger may pull in an emergency, causing the train to brake.

 

emergency medical technician

e mer gen cy med i cal tech ni cian (abbr.: EMT ) ▶noun a person who is specially trained and certified to administer basic emergency services to victims of trauma or acute illness before and during transportation to a hospital or other healthcare facility.

 

emergency room

e mer gen cy room |əˈmərʤənsi | ▶noun the department of a hospital that provides immediate treatment for acute illnesses and trauma.

 

emergency services

e mer gen cy serv ic es |əˈmərʤənsi | ▶plural noun the public organizations that respond to and deal with emergencies when they occur, esp. those that provide police, ambulance, and firefighting services.

 

Oxford Dictionary

emergency

emer |gency |ɪˈməːdʒ (ə )nsi | ▶noun ( pl. emergencies ) 1 a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action: personal alarms for use in an emergency | [ mass noun ] : survival packs were carried in case of emergency. • [ as modifier ] arising from or used in an emergency: an emergency exit. • a person with a medical condition requiring immediate treatment. • N. Amer. the department in a hospital which provides immediate treatment: a doctor in emergency cleaned the wound. 2 (the Emergency ) Irish historical the Second World War. 3 Austral. /NZ a reserve runner in horse racing. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergere ‘arise, bring to light ’ (see emerge ).

 

emergency cord

emer |gency cord ▶noun a cord or chain on a train which a passenger may pull in an emergency, causing the train to brake.

 

emergency medical technician

e mer gen cy med i cal tech ni cian (abbr.: EMT ) ▶noun a person who is specially trained and certified to administer basic emergency services to victims of trauma or acute illness before and during transportation to a hospital or other healthcare facility.

 

emergency room

emer |gency room ▶noun N. Amer. the casualty department of a hospital.

 

emergency services

emer |gency ser |vices ▶plural noun Brit. the public organizations that respond to and deal with emergencies when they occur, especially the ambulance service, the police, and the fire brigade.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

emergency

emergency noun 1 a military emergency: crisis, urgent situation, extremity, exigency; accident, disaster, catastrophe, calamity; difficulty, plight, predicament, danger. 2 get her down to emergency right away: emergency room, ER. ▶adjective 1 an emergency meeting: urgent, crisis; impromptu, extraordinary. 2 emergency supplies: reserve, standby, backup, fallback, in reserve.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

emergency

emergency noun your quick response in an emergency could be a lifesaver: crisis, urgent situation, extremity, exigency; accident, disaster, catastrophe, calamity; difficulty, plight, predicament, tight spot, tight corner, mess; quandary, dilemma; unforeseen circumstances, dire /desperate straits, danger; informal scrape, jam, fix, pickle, spot, hole, hot water, crunch, panic stations. ▶adjective 1 an emergency meeting: urgent, crisis; impromptu, extraordinary. 2 an emergency exit: alternative, substitute, replacement, spare, extra, standby, auxiliary, reserve, backup, fill-in, fallback, in reserve. ANTONYMS main, primary.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

emergency

e mer gen cy /ɪmə́ː r dʒ (ə )nsi /〖emerge (急に起こる )ency (こと )〗名詞 複 -cies /-z /C 〖抽象的には 不可算 〗1 緊急 [非常 ]事態 , 危機状態 ; ｟遠回しに ｠戦争, 有事 ▸ Pull the plug in an emergency [in case of emergency ].緊急時にはプラグを引きなさい ▸ for emergencies only 緊急専用で [の ]▸ deal with emergencies 緊急事態に対処する ▸ declare a state of emergency 非常事態宣言を発する 2 緊急治療を必要とする状態 ; 急患 .3 ｟豪 ｠〘スポーツ 〙補欠 [予備 ]選手 .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗緊急時の ; 非常用の ; 救急の ▸ an emergency meeting 緊急会議 ▸ emergency surgery [aid ]緊急外科 [援助 ].～́ br à ke (!｟米 ｠) 1 (自動車の駐車 [非常 ]用の )サイドブレーキ (｟英 ｠handbrake ).2 (列車の )非常用ブレーキ .～́ c ò rd ｟米 ｠(列車の )非常用ブレーキを作動させるひも (｟英 ｠communication cord ).～́ è xit 非常口 .～̀ h ó spital 救急病院 .～́ l à nding 緊急着陸 .～̀ m é dical techn ì cian 救急医療技術者 (｟略 ｠EMT ).～́ m è dicine 救急救命医学 .～́ n ù mber 緊急電話番号 〘米国は911, 英国は999 〙.～́ r ò om ｟米 ｠(病院の )緊急治療室 (｟略 ｠ER )(｟英 ｠casualty ).～́ s è rvices ｟英 ｠〖通例the ～〗緊急隊 〘消防 警察 救急等の公の組織 〙.～́ st à irs 非常階段 .